Citation: Almaris N. Alonso. Hydrophobic nature and effects of culture conditions on biofilm formation by the cellulolytic actinomycete Thermobifida fusca[J]. AIMS Microbiology, 2015, 1(1): 1-10. doi: 10.3934/microbiol.2015.1.1
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