Simplified method to automatically count bacterial colony forming unit

Michael Putman; Robert Burton; Moon H Nahm

doi:10.1016/j.jim.2005.05.003

Simplified method to automatically count bacterial colony forming unit

J Immunol Methods. 2005 Jul;302(1-2):99-102. doi: 10.1016/j.jim.2005.05.003.

Authors

Michael Putman¹, Robert Burton, Moon H Nahm

Affiliation

¹ Department of Pathology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL 35294, USA.

PMID: 16002082
DOI: 10.1016/j.jim.2005.05.003

Abstract

Bacterial colony counting is a significant technical hurdle for vaccine studies as well as various microbiological studies. We now show that an automated colony counter can process images obtained with a digital camera or document scanner and that any laboratory can efficiently have bacterial colonies enumerated by sending the images to a laboratory with a colony counter via internet.

Publication types

Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.

MeSH terms

Colony Count, Microbial / instrumentation
Colony Count, Microbial / methods*
Image Processing, Computer-Assisted / methods
Internet
Streptococcus pneumoniae / cytology

Abstract

Publication types

MeSH terms

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