Staphylococcus epidermidis Esp inhibits Staphylococcus aureus biofilm formation and nasal colonization
β Scribed by Iwase, Tadayuki; Uehara, Yoshio; Shinji, Hitomi; Tajima, Akiko; Seo, Hiromi; Takada, Koji; Agata, Toshihiko; Mizunoe, Yoshimitsu
- Book ID
- 109898927
- Publisher
- Nature Publishing Group
- Year
- 2010
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 441 KB
- Volume
- 465
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0028-0836
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