Simplified automated image analysis for detection and phenotyping of Mycobacterium tuberculosis on porous supports by monitoring growing microcolonies

PLoS ONE

Volumn 5, Issue 6, 2010, Pages

  den Hertog, Alice L ^a   Visser, Dennis W ^b   Ingham, Colin J ^c   Fey, Frank H A G ^a   Klatser, Paul R ^a   Anthony, Richard M ^a  

^a ROYAL TROPICAL INSTITUTE   (Netherlands)

^b Microdish BV ^*

^c Centre for Concepts in Mechatrontas CCM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM OXIDE;

ARTICLE; AUTOANALYSIS; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIUM COLONY; BACTERIUM DETECTION; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; GROWTH RATE; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; AUTOMATION; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CORYNEBACTERINEAE; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS;

AUTOMATION; CULTURE MEDIA; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 77956208872     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0011008     Document Type: Article

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