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Rachid, S., Cho, S., Ohlsen, K., Hacker, J., Ziebuhr, W. (2002). Induction of Staphylococcus Epidermidis Biofilm Formation by Environmental Factors: The Possible Involvement of the Alternative Transcription Factor SigB. In: Emoődy, L., Pál, T., Hacker, J., Blum-Oehler, G. (eds) Genes and Proteins Underlying Microbial Urinary Tract Virulence. Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology, vol 485. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/0-306-46840-9_22
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