Digital titration: automated image acquisition and analysis of load and growth of chlamydophila psittaci

Microscopy Research and Technique

Volumn 72, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 398-402

  Beeckman, Delphine S A ^a   Meesen, Geert ^a   Oostveldt, Patrick Van ^a   Vanrompay, Daisy ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Automated image analysis; Chlamydia; Chlamydophila; Titration

Indexed keywords

AUTOMATION; CELL CULTURE; IMAGE ANALYSIS; RNA;

AUTOMATED IMAGE ANALYSIS; AUTOMATED TECHNIQUES; CELL-BE; CELL/B.E; CHLAMYDIA; CHLAMYDOPHILUM; DILUTION SERIES; ERROR PRONES; IMAGE ACQUISITION AND ANALYSIS; IN-VITRO;

TITRATION;

RNA 16S;

ARTICLE; AUTOMATION; BACTERIAL CELL; BACTERIAL GROWTH; CELL CULTURE; CHLAMYDOPHILA PSITTACI; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DIGITAL IMAGING; DILUTION; HIGH THROUGHPUT SCREENING; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGE DISPLAY; IMAGE PROCESSING; IMMUNOLOGICAL PARAMETERS; IN VITRO STUDY; INOCULATION; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT; MICROSCOPY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TITRIMETRY; ANIMAL; CELL LINE; CHEMISTRY; CHICKEN; EVALUATION; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIAL VIABILITY; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION;

CHLAMYDIA; CHLAMYDIAE; CHLAMYDOPHILA; CHLAMYDOPHILA PSITTACI;

ANIMALS; BACTERIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; CELL LINE; CHICKENS; CHLAMYDOPHILA PSITTACI; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; MICROBIAL VIABILITY; MICROSCOPY;

EID: 65649141657     PISSN: 1059910X     EISSN: 10970029     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jemt.20694     Document Type: Article

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