Multicolour digital image analysis system for identification of bacteria and concurrent assessment of their respiratory activity

Journal of Applied Microbiology

Volumn 98, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 1101-1106

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

^a OSAKA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b NONE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Active fluorescent staining; Epifluorescence microscope; Escherichia coli O157:H7; Fluorescent antibody staining; Multicolour digital image analysis; Rapid enumeration; Triple staining

Indexed keywords

ANTIBODIES; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FLUORESCENCE; IMAGE ANALYSIS;

ACTIVE FLUORESCENT STAINING; DIGITAL IMAGE ANALYSIS; EPIFLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPE; ESCHERICHIA COLI O157:H7; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODIES; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY STAINING; FLUORESCENT STAINING; MULTI-COLORS; MULTICOLOR DIGITAL IMAGE ANALYSE; RAPID ENUMERATION; TRIPLE STAINING;

NUCLEIC ACIDS;

INDICATOR;

BACTERIUM; IDENTIFICATION METHOD; IMAGE ANALYSIS; RESPIRATION;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COUNT; BACTERIAL METABOLISM; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BLUE LIGHT; COMPUTER ANALYSIS; DIGITAL COMPUTER; EPIFLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; ESCHERICHIA COLI O157; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGE PROCESSING; MICROBIAL RESPIRATION; MILK LEVEL; MULTICOLOR DIGITAL IMAGE ANALYSIS; NONHUMAN; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SPECIES IDENTIFICATION; STAIN; STAINING; TRIPLE STAINING; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 17644394539     PISSN: 13645072     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2672.2005.02551.x     Document Type: Article

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