Measurement of motility of Helicobacter pylori, Campylobacter jejuni, and Escherichia coli by real time computer tracking using the Hobson BacTracker

Journal of Clinical Pathology

Volumn 51, Issue 8, 1998, Pages 623-628

  Karim, Q N ^a,c   Logan, R P H ^b   Puels, J ^a   Karnholz, A ^a   Worku, M L ^a  

^a ST MARY S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b QUEEN S MEDICAL CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

^c IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bacterial motility measurement; Bacterial tracking; Computer image processing technology

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CAMPYLOBACTER JEJUNI; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GASTROINTESTINAL INFECTION; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; IMAGE PROCESSING; NONHUMAN; PHASE CONTRAST MICROSCOPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

CAMPYLOBACTER JEJUNI; ESCHERICHIA COLI; HELICOBACTER PYLORI;

EID: 0031827201     PISSN: 00219746     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jcp.51.8.623     Document Type: Article

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