Broad-spectrum biofilm inhibition by a secreted bacterial polysaccharide
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Evidence for broad-spectrum biofilm inhibition by the bacterium Bacillus sp. strain SW9.
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عنوان ژورنال: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
سال: 2006
ISSN: 0027-8424,1091-6490
DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0605399103