Method and system for automated microbial colony counting from streaked sample on plated media
US10696938B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 22, 2016 |
| Grant date | Jun 30, 2020 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 27, 2036 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06T2207/30024
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An imaging system and method for microbial growth detection, counting or identification. One colony may be contrasted in an image that is not optimal for another type of colony. The system and method provides contrast from all available material through space (spatial differences), time (differences appearing over time for a given capture condition) and color space transformation using image input information over time to assess whether microbial growth has occurred for a given sample.
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