A novel algorithm for the determination of bacterial cell volumes that is unbiased by cell morphology

Microscopy and Microanalysis

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 799-809

  Zeder, M ^a,b,c   Kohler, E ^c   Zeder, L ^b   Pernthaler, J ^c  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR MARINE MICROBIOLOGY   (Germany)

^b Technobiology GmbH   (Switzerland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

cell volume; high throughput microscopy; microbial ecology; model based object oriented image analysis; screening

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM; CYTOLOGY; IMAGE PROCESSING; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; MICROSCOPY;

ALGORITHMS; BACTERIA; BACTERIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; MICROSCOPY;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); PROKARYOTA;

EID: 80054896159     PISSN: 14319276     EISSN: 14358115     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1431927611012104     Document Type: Article

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