PRESCOTT'S MICROBIOLOGY
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ISBN: 2818440045677
Author: WILLEY
Publisher: MCG
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Chapter 22, Problem 5AL
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Biofilms are a slimy layer of growth formed by micro-organisms. Microbes get attached to the surface and forms biofilms. The cells produce an extracellular
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