Development of multicolour digital image analysis system to enumerate actively respiring bacteria in natural river water

Journal of Applied Microbiology

Volumn 95, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 120-128

  Ogawa, M ^a   Tani, K ^a   Yamaguchi, N ^a   Nasu, Masao ^a,b  

^a OSAKA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b NONE   (Japan)

Author keywords

4 ,6 diamindino 2 phenylindole; 5 Cyano 2,3 ditolyl tetrazolium chloride; Active fluorescent staining; Colour segmentation; Multicolour digital image analysis; Viable bacteria

Indexed keywords

CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; COLOR; COLOR IMAGE PROCESSING; FLUORESCENCE; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGE SEGMENTATION; METABOLISM;

4′,6-DIAMINDINO-2-PHENYLINDOLE; 5-CYANO-2,3-DITOLYL TETRAZOLIA CHLORIDE; ACTIVE FLUORESCENT STAINING; COLOUR SEGMENTATION; DIGITAL IMAGE ANALYSIS; FLUORESCENT STAINING; MULTI-COLORS; MULTICOLOR DIGITAL IMAGE ANALYSE; SIMPLE++; VIABLE BACTERIA;

BACTERIA;

RIVER WATER;

IMAGE ANALYSIS;

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COUNT; BACTERIAL METABOLISM; BACTERIUM DETECTION; EPIFLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPE; IMAGE ANALYSIS; NONHUMAN; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; TECHNIQUE; WATER SAMPLING;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 0038048391     PISSN: 13645072     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2672.2003.01950.x     Document Type: Article

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