The prevalence and origin of exoprotease-producing cells in the Bacillus subtilis biofilm.

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Published in Microbiology on October 22, 2013

Authors

Victoria L Marlow1, Francesca R Cianfanelli, Michael Porter, Lynne S Cairns, J Kim Dale, Nicola R Stanley-Wall

Author Affiliations

1: Division of Molecular Microbiology, College of Life Sciences, University of Dundee, Dundee DD1 5EH, UK.

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