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- 5
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- 3
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- 254-258
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- 257
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Staffan Kjelleberg,
Søren Molin
(2002).
Is there a role for quorum sensing signals in bacterial biofilms?.
Current Opinion in Microbiology
, 5
(3)
, 254-258.
https://doi.org/10.1016/s1369-5274(02)00325-9
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- 10.1016/s1369-5274(02)00325-9