Quantitation of bacterial adherence by image analysis

Journal of Microbiological Methods

Volumn 38, Issue 1-2, 1999, Pages 17-23

  Barthelson, Roger ^a   Hopkins, Christen ^a   Mobasseri, Ali ^a  

^a Neose Technologies Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Adhesins; Chlamydia pneumoniae; Digital imaging; Haemophilus influenzae; Moraxella catarrhalis; Oligosaccharides; Staphylococcus aureus; Streptococcus pneumoniae

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COUNT; BACTERIUM ADHERENCE; CHLAMYDOPHILA PNEUMONIAE; COMPUTER ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGING SYSTEM; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; MORAXELLA CATARRHALIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY EPITHELIUM; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE; TARGET CELL;

BACTERIA; BACTERIAL ADHESION; CELLS, CULTURED; CHLAMYDOPHILA PNEUMONIAE; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MORAXELLA (BRANHAMELLA) CATARRHALIS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CHLAMYDIA; CHLAMYDOPHILA PNEUMONIAE; EUKARYOTA; HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE; MORAXELLA CATARRHALIS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE;

EID: 0032823856     PISSN: 01677012     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-7012(99)00068-8     Document Type: Article

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