Biophysical methods for the study of microbial surfaces.

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Published in Front Microbiol on October 10, 2011

Authors

Susana Frases1, Nathan B Viana, Arturo Casadevall

Author Affiliations

1: Laboratório de Ultraestrutura Celular Hertha Meyer, Instituto de Biofísica Carlos Chagas Filho, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

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