P618 The effect of Staphylococcus epidermidis culture supernatants on the biofilm density of other S. epidermidis strains
β Scribed by J.S. Cargill; M. Upton
- Book ID
- 119564603
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 2007
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 65 KB
- Volume
- 29
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0924-8579
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