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Ingvild Reinseth1, Krister Gjestvang Grønlien2, Thomas Førland Oftedal1

  • 1Faculty of Chemistry, Biotechnology and Food Science, Norwegian University of Life Sciences, P.O. Box 5003, 1432 Ås, Norway.

Journal of Applied Microbiology
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albumin bindingantimicrobial peptidesbacteriocinsmolecular modellingnano differential scanning calorimetrynano isothermal titration calorimetry

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