Semi-automated colony-forming unit counting for biosafety level 3 laboratories

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Biosafety level 3 decontamination precautions motivate measuring microbial colonies using consumable photography instead of expensive automated plate counters or smartphones, and assaying drug treatments-with multiple concentrations per treatment, replicates, and controls-produces hundreds of images. Here, we present a protocol for semi-automated image analysis by hand-tuning three parameters. The parameters control for non-uniform colony growth and artifacts such as lid condensation, reflections, and plating streaks. We describe steps to prepare images, tune parameters, and plot dose-response relationships. For complete details on the use and execution of this protocol, please refer to Larkins-Ford et al.1.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:4

Enthalten in:

STAR protocols - 4(2023), 3 vom: 15. Sept., Seite 102442

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Janakiraman, Soorya [VerfasserIn]
Engels, Sophie [VerfasserIn]
Nanda, Pariksheet [VerfasserIn]
Budak, Maral [VerfasserIn]
Greenstein, Talia [VerfasserIn]
Moraes, Mariana Pereira [VerfasserIn]
Aldridge, Bree B [VerfasserIn]
Kirschner, Denise E [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

High Throughput Screening
Journal Article
Microbiology

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Date Completed 08.03.2024

Date Revised 08.03.2024

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.xpro.2023.102442

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM360486967