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1 November 2012

Quorum-Sensing Signal Disperses Bacteria from Biofilms

Publication: Environmental Health Perspectives
Volume 120, Issue 11
Page a420

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Environmental Health Perspectives
Volume 120Issue 11November 2012
Pages: a420
PubMed: 23117028

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Published online: 1 November 2012

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Carol Potera
Carol Potera, based in Montana, has written for EHP since 1996. She also writes for Microbe, Genetic Engineering News, and the American Journal of Nursing.

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