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Review

Bacterial biofilms: the powerhouse of a microbial fuel cell

Ashley E Franks[email protected]
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Nikhil Malvankar Department of Microbiology, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA 01003, USA; Department of Physics, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA 01003, USA
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Kelly P Nevin Department of Microbiology, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA 01003, USA
Pages 589-604 | Published online: 09 Apr 2014

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