Pseudomonas aeruginosa biofilms: role of the alginate exopolysaccharide.

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Published in J Ind Microbiol on September 01, 1995

Authors

A Boyd1, A M Chakrabarty

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1: Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Illinois, Chicago College of Medicine 60612, USA.

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