Validation of a new image analysis procedure for quantifying filamentous bacteria in activated sludge

Water Science and Technology

Volumn 70, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 955-963

  Liwarska Bizukojc, Ewa ^a   Bizukojc, Marcin ^a   Andrzejczak, Olga ^a  

^a LODZ UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Poland)

Author keywords

Activated sludge; Filamentous bacteria; Image analysis techniques; Morphology; Quantification

Indexed keywords

AUTOMATION; BACTERIA; MORPHOLOGY;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; ACTIVATED SLUDGE SYSTEMS; AUTOMATED IMAGE ANALYSIS; FILAMENTOUS BACTERIA; IMAGE ANALYSIS TECHNIQUES; IMAGE PROCESSING AND ANALYSIS; MORPHOLOGICAL PARAMETERS; QUANTIFICATION;

IMAGE ANALYSIS;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; BACTERIUM; DATA SET; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; MICROSCOPY; SOFTWARE;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM; FILAMENTOUS BACTERIA; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGE PROCESSING; MICROSCOPY; NISSL STAINING; NONHUMAN; SUSPENDED PARTICULATE MATTER; VALIDATION STUDY; WASTE WATER TREATMENT PLANT; CLASSIFICATION; COMPUTER PROGRAM; DEVICES; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MICROBIOLOGY; PROCEDURES; REPRODUCIBILITY; SEWAGE;

SEWAGE;

BACTERIA; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; MICROSCOPY; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SEWAGE; SOFTWARE;

EID: 84907685242     PISSN: 02731223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/wst.2014.296     Document Type: Article

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