Microscopic characterisation of filamentous microbes: Towards fully automated morphological quantification through image analysis

Journal of Microscopy

Volumn 244, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 1-20

  Barry, D J ^a,b   Williams, G A ^a  

^a DUBLIN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Ireland)

^b IMPERIAL CANCER RESEARCH FUND   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Digital image analysis; Fermentation; Filamentous microbes; Morphological quantification

Indexed keywords

AUTOMATION; BACTERIA; FERMENTATION; IMAGE ANALYSIS; PERSONAL COMPUTERS;

DIGITAL IMAGE ANALYSIS; FILAMENTOUS MICROBES; FILAMENTOUS MICROORGANISMS; FULLY AUTOMATED; IMAGE-ANALYSIS; INDUSTRIAL FERMENTATION; MAXIMUM PRODUCTIVITY; MICROSCOPIC CHARACTERIZATION; MORPHOLOGICAL QUANTIFICATION; PROCESS PROPERTIES;

MORPHOLOGY;

AMYLASE; CELLOPHANE; CELLULOSE ACETATE; FLUORESCEIN ISOTHIOCYANATE; GLUCAN 1,4 ALPHA GLUCOSIDASE; PYROXYLIN;

ASPERGILLUS ORYZAE; AUTOMATION; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BIOFILM; BIOLOGICAL MONITORING; BIOMASS; CELL VACUOLE; COLONY FORMING UNIT; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DIGITAL IMAGING; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME SUBSTRATE; FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; FUNGAL SPORE GERMINATION; FUNGUS HYPHAE; GALACTOMYCES GEOTRICHUM; GENOTYPE; GROWTH RATE; IMAGE ANALYSIS; INOCULATION; MICROBIAL GROWTH; MICROFILAMENT; MICROSCOPY; MORPHOLOGY; MORTIERELLA ALPINA; MYCELIUM; NONHUMAN; PENICILLIUM CHRYSOGENUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; PYCNOPORUS CINNABARINUS; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; REVIEW; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; SOLID STATE FERMENTATION; STEADY STATE; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS; SURFACE PROPERTY;

EID: 80052588673     PISSN: 00222720     EISSN: 13652818     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2818.2011.03506.x     Document Type: Review

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