Biopolymer and Water Dynamics in Microbial Biofilm Extracellular Polymeric Substance
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Characterising and understanding the impact of microbial biofilms and the extracellular polymeric substance ( EPS ) matrix in drinking water distribution systems †
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عنوان ژورنال: Biomacromolecules
سال: 2008
ISSN: 1525-7797,1526-4602
DOI: 10.1021/bm800269h