Slimebusters

Marina Chicurel
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Nature, 2000, vol. 408, issue 6810, 284-286

Abstract: Bacteria do not always simply float around — more often they grow on surfaces in mucilaginous communities called biofilms. Working out how to block their formation or dismantle them could help treat life-threatening infections, says Marina Chicurel.

Date: 2000
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DOI: 10.1038/35042737

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