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- 95-108
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Luanne Hall‐Stoodley,
J. William Costerton,
Paul Stoodley
(2004).
Bacterial biofilms: from the Natural environment to infectious diseases.
Nature Reviews Microbiology
, 2
(2)
, 95-108.
https://doi.org/10.1038/nrmicro821
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- 10.1038/nrmicro821