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Ilyina T.S.

N.F. Gamaleya Federal research Center for Epidemiology and Microbiology of the Ministry of Public Health of Russia

Romanova Yu.M.

N.F. Gamaleya Federal research Center for Epidemiology and Microbiology of the Ministry of Public Health of Russia

Bacterial biofilms: their role in chronical infection processes and the means to combat them

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Ilyina T.S., Romanova Yu.M.

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Ilyina TS, Romanova YuM. Bacterial biofilms: their role in chronical infection processes and the means to combat them. Molecular Genetics, Microbiology and Virology. 2021;39(2):14‑24. (In Russ.)
https://doi.org/10.17116/molgen20213902114

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