Partial Removal of Lipopolysaccharide from Thiobacillus ferrooxidans Affects Its Adhesion to Solids
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عنوان ژورنال: Applied and Environmental Microbiology
سال: 1994
ISSN: 0099-2240,1098-5336
DOI: 10.1128/aem.60.8.2846-2851.1994