TITLE:
Computer Image Analysis as a Tool for Microbial Viability Assessment: Examples of Use and Prospects
AUTHORS:
Evgeny Puchkov
KEYWORDS:
Microbial Viability, Microbial Preservation, Plate Count, Yeast, Computer Image Analysis, Fluorescence Microscopy, Saccharomyces cerevisiae, Cryptococcus terreus, Xanthophyllomyces dendrorhous
JOURNAL NAME:
Journal of Biosciences and Medicines,
Vol.2 No.3,
May
9,
2014
ABSTRACT: Application of the computer image analysis for improving microbial viability assessment by plate count and fluorescence microscopy was investigated. Yeast cells were used as a model microorganism. The application of the improved methods for the viability assessment of yeast cells after preservation by freezing and freeze-drying was demonstrated.