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Review

Bacterial biofilms: a diagnostic and therapeutic challenge

Christoph A Fux Center for Biofilm Engineering, Montana State University, USA. [email protected]
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Paul Stoodley PCenter for Biofilm Engineering and Departments of Civil Engineering and Microbiology, USA. [email protected]
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Luanne Hall-Stoodley Veterinary Molecular Biology, USA. [email protected]
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J William Costerton Center for Biofilm Engineering, USA. [email protected]
Pages 667-683 | Published online: 10 Jan 2014

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