Colony fingerprint for discrimination of microbial species based on lensless imaging of microcolonies.

Detection and identification of microbial species are crucial in a wide range of industries, including production of beverages, foods, cosmetics, and pharmaceuticals. Traditionally, colony formation and its morphological analysis (e.g., size, shape, and color) with a naked eye have been employed for...

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Main Authors: Yoshiaki Maeda, Hironori Dobashi, Yui Sugiyama, Tatsuya Saeki, Tae-Kyu Lim, Manabu Harada, Tadashi Matsunaga, Tomoko Yoshino, Tsuyoshi Tanaka
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2017-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5378366?pdf=render