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The Journal of Bioadhesion and Biofilm Research
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Reconstruction of biofilm images: combining local and global structural parameters

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Pages 1141-1154 | Received 13 Jun 2014, Accepted 19 Sep 2014, Published online: 07 Nov 2014

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