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Gram-staining characterisation of activated sludge filamentous bacteria by automated colour analysis.

Authors :
Pandolfi D
Pons MN
Source :
Biotechnology letters [Biotechnol Lett] 2004 Dec; Vol. 26 (24), pp. 1841-6.
Publication Year :
2004

Abstract

An automated image analysis method has been developed for the monitoring of the Gram-staining characteristics of filamentous bacteria in activated sludge. The binary method of pixel classification agreed with manual estimation (level of correlation of 0.9 for Gram-positive bacteria). Its robustness has been assessed by repeatability tests. Population shifts in terms of Gram-staining characteristics have been monitored in laboratory-scale experiments with two feeding schedules using this technique.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
0141-5492
Volume :
26
Issue :
24
Database :
MEDLINE
Journal :
Biotechnology letters
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
15672225
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10529-004-5280-7