How Do Bacteria Know They Are on a Surface and Regulate Their Response to an Adhering State?

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Henk J. Busscher,

Affiliation Department of Biomedical Engineering, W.J. Kolff Institute, University Medical Center and University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
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Henny C. van der Mei

* E-mail: h.c.van.der.mei@umcg.nl

Affiliation Department of Biomedical Engineering, W.J. Kolff Institute, University Medical Center and University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
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