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Discrimination between random and non-random processes in early bacterial colonization on biomaterial surfaces: application of point pattern analysis

Daniel SiegismundOtto Schott Institute of Materials Research (OSIM), Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Jena, Germany;Department of Bioinformatics, Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Jena, Germany
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Anja SchroeterDepartment of Bioinformatics, Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Jena, Germany
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Claudia LüdeckeOtto Schott Institute of Materials Research (OSIM), Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Jena, Germany;Leibniz Institute for Natural Product Research and Infection Biology, Hans Knöll Institute (HKI), Bio Pilot Plant, Jena, Germany
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Andreas UndiszOtto Schott Institute of Materials Research (OSIM), Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Jena, Germany
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Klaus D. JandtOtto Schott Institute of Materials Research (OSIM), Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Jena, Germany
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Martin RothLeibniz Institute for Natural Product Research and Infection Biology, Hans Knöll Institute (HKI), Bio Pilot Plant, Jena, Germany
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Markus RettenmayrOtto Schott Institute of Materials Research (OSIM), Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Jena, Germany
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Stefan SchusterDepartment of Bioinformatics, Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Jena, Germany
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Sebastian GermerodtDepartment of Bioinformatics, Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Jena, GermanyCorrespondence[email protected]
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Pages 1023-1033 | Received 06 May 2014, Accepted 20 Aug 2014, Published online: 20 Oct 2014

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