Software for quantification of labeled bacteria from digital microscope images by automated image analysis

BioTechniques

Volumn 39, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 859-862

  Selinummi, Jyrki ^a   Seppälä, Jenni ^a   Yli Harja, Olli ^a   Puhakka, Jaakko A ^a  

^a TAMPERE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; FLUORESCENCE; GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACES; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MICROSCOPIC EXAMINATION; MORPHOLOGY;

BACTERIAL CELLS; DIGITAL MICROSCOPE IMAGES; LABELED BACTERIA; SEQUENTIAL ANALYSIS;

COMPUTER SOFTWARE;

4',6 DIAMIDINO 2 PHENYLINDOLE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL CELL; BACTERIAL COUNT; CELL COUNT; CELL STRUCTURE; CELLC; COMPUTER INTERFACE; COMPUTER PROGRAM; FLUORESCENCE IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MICROSCOPE IMAGE; SEQUENTIAL ANALYSIS; VALIDATION PROCESS; BIOREACTOR; IMAGE PROCESSING; METHODOLOGY; MICROSCOPY;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

BIOREACTORS; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; MICROSCOPY; SOFTWARE;

EID: 33644788676     PISSN: 07366205     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2144/000112018     Document Type: Article

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