The biofilm life cycle: expanding the conceptual model of biofilm formation

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Year: 2022
Type: review
Volume: 20
Issue: 10
Pages: 608-620
Citations: 1041
Access: Closed

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                                    Karin Sauer, 
                                
                                    Paul Stoodley, 
                                
                                    Darla M. Goeres
                                
                                et al.
                            
                            (2022). 
                            The biofilm life cycle: expanding the conceptual model of biofilm formation. 
                            Nature Reviews Microbiology
                            , 20
                            (10)
                            , 608-620.
                            https://doi.org/10.1038/s41579-022-00767-0
                        

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DOI: 10.1038/s41579-022-00767-0