Biofilm Formation: A Clinically Relevant Microbiological Process
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- 15 October 2001
- journal article
- review article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Clinical Infectious Diseases
- Vol. 33 (8) , 1387-1392
- https://doi.org/10.1086/322972
Abstract
Microorganisms universally attach to surfaces and produce extracellular polysaccharides, resulting in the formation of a biofilm. Biofilms pose a serKeywords
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