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A digital photography dataset for Vaccinia Virus plaque quantification using Deep Learning.

Trina De^1,2,3, Subasini Thangamani^1,2, Adrian Urbański^1,2,4

¹Center for Advanced Systems Understanding (CASUS), Görlitz, 02826, Germany.

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Manual virological plaque assays are time-consuming. This study introduces HydraStarDist, a deep learning model for automated plaque analysis, improving efficiency in virus detection and characterization.

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Area of Science:

Virology
Bioinformatics
Machine Learning

Background:

Virological plaque assays are crucial for detecting and quantifying infectious viruses.
Manual plaque analysis is laborious and time-consuming, hindering research and diagnostics.
Plaque phenotypes offer insights into viral life cycles and spread mechanisms.

Purpose of the Study:

To develop an automated method for analyzing virological plaque assay images.
To leverage deep learning for efficient and accurate plaque quantification and phenotype analysis.
To introduce a novel deep learning architecture for single-step plaque analysis.

Main Methods:

Creation of an annotated dataset of Vaccinia virus plaque assay images.
Training of deep learning models using the StarDist architecture for instance segmentation.
Development and application of HydraStarDist, a modified architecture for integrated analysis.

Main Results:

Demonstrated the feasibility of deep learning for analyzing plaque assay plates.
Achieved automated plaque detection and quantification using StarDist-based models.
Showcased the effectiveness of HydraStarDist for single-step, comprehensive plaque analysis.

Conclusions:

Deep learning, particularly with HydraStarDist, offers a significant advancement over manual plaque assay analysis.
Automated analysis enhances efficiency and accuracy in virus detection and characterization.
This approach facilitates deeper understanding of viral behavior through plaque phenotype analysis.