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Schuster, J.J., Markx, G.H. (2013). Biofilm Architecture. In: Muffler, K., Ulber, R. (eds) Productive Biofilms. Advances in Biochemical Engineering/Biotechnology, vol 146. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/10_2013_248

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