Enhanced Biofilm Formation and Increased Resistance to Antimicrobial Agents and Bacterial Invasion Are Caused by Synergistic Interactions in Multispecies Biofilms

By Mette Burmølle, J. Webb, D. Rao, L. Hansen, S. Sørensen, S. Kjelleberg. Applied and Environmental Microbiology, 2006

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Subfields: Ecology, Molecular Biology, Oceanography

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