Host Defence against Bacterial Biofilms: “Mission Impossible”?
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Mission impossible?
THERE ARE MOMENTS when experience tells you to be less earnest and direct, and a little more Delphic in style. At these times, half ideas can be useful and a little lack of clarity can be effective.
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: ISRN Immunology
سال: 2012
ISSN: 2090-5653
DOI: 10.5402/2012/853123