Image analysis as a mean to model growth of Escherichia coli O157:H7 in gel cassettes

Journal of Applied Microbiology

Volumn 103, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 937-947

  Skandamis, P N ^a   Brocklehurst, T F ^b   Panagou, E Z ^a,c   Nychas, G J E ^a  

^a AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

^b INSTITUTE OF FOOD RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

^c INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS   (Greece)

Author keywords

Escherichia coli O157:H7; Gel cassette; Image analysis; Predictive microbiology

Indexed keywords

CELL CULTURE; CELLS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FACTOR ANALYSIS; FORECASTING; GROWTH RATE;

BRAIN HEART INFUSIONS; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS; ENVIRONMENTAL PARAMETER; ESCHERICHIA COLI O157:H7; GEL CASSETTE; IMAGE-ANALYSIS; IMMOBILISED CELLS; MAXIMUM SPECIFIC GROWTH RATES; PREDICTIVE MICRO-BIOLOGY; QUANTITATIVE DETERMINATIONS;

IMAGE ANALYSIS;

BACTERIUM; GROWTH MODELING; GROWTH RATE; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MICROBIOLOGY; PH; TEMPERATURE EFFECT;

AGAR GEL DIFFUSION; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COUNT; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIUM COLONY; BIOFILM; BRIGHT FIELD MICROSCOPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESCHERICHIA COLI O157; GROWTH RATE; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMMOBILIZED CELL; INCUBATION TIME; NONHUMAN; PH MEASUREMENT; PLATE COUNT; PREDICTION; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE;

ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 34848858204     PISSN: 13645072     EISSN: 13652672     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2672.2007.03358.x     Document Type: Article

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