Biofilm Matrixome: Extracellular Components in Structured Microbial Communities

Lamprini Karygianni; Zhi Ren; Hyun Koo; Thomas Thurnheer

doi:10.1016/j.tim.2020.03.016

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BiofilmBiologyMicrobiologyExtracellularExtracellular polymeric substanceEcologyBacteriaGenetics

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Year: 2020
Type: review
Volume: 28
Issue: 8
Pages: 668-681
Citations: 1243
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                                    Lamprini Karygianni, 
                                
                                    Zhi Ren, 
                                
                                    Hyun Koo
                                
                                et al.
                            
                            (2020). 
                            Biofilm Matrixome: Extracellular Components in Structured Microbial Communities. 
                            Trends in Microbiology
                            , 28
                            (8)
                            , 668-681.
                            https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tim.2020.03.016
                        

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DOI: 10.1016/j.tim.2020.03.016