Role of Exopolysaccharides in Pseudomonas aeruginosa Biofilm Formation and Architecture
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عنوان ژورنال: Applied and Environmental Microbiology
سال: 2011
ISSN: 0099-2240,1098-5336
DOI: 10.1128/aem.00637-11