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Automated Quantification and Analysis of Cell Counting Procedures Using ImageJ Plugins
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Performance of four bacterial cell counting apps for smartphones
Michael Moucka1, Veronika Muigg2, Ann-Kathrin Schlotterbeck1
1Applied Microbiology Research, Department of Biomedicine, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland.
Journal of Microbiological Methods
|June 12, 2022
Abstract:
Quantifying bacterial colony forming units is important in microbiological diagnostics. Recent progress in imaging technology allows automation of this tedious and error-prone task. We compared the accuracy of four smartphone colony counter applications conducting standardized measurements, using a self-built apparatus. One app showed high accuracy at lower colony counts.

