Microorganisms such as bacteria and fungi play essential roles in many application fields,
like biotechnique, medical technique and industrial domain. Microorganism counting …

Watershed is a widespread technique for image segmentation. Many researchers apply the
method implemented in open source libraries without a deep understanding of its …

The spectrophotometer is an important common analytical equipment that measures the
concentration of analytes via their absorbance of light at specific wavelengths. However, its …

The heterogeneity of bacterial growth and replicative rates within a population was
proposed a century ago notably to explain the presence of bacterial persisters. The term …

Fuel contamination is a major issue that comes with the utilization of biodiesel. Microbial
growth is one of the primary causes of contamination during fuel handling and storage. This …

Quantification of bacterial colonies on an agar plate is a daily routine for a microbiologist to
determine the number of viable microorganisms in the sample. In general, microbiologists …

The manual counting of colonies on agar plates to estimate the number of viable organisms
(so‐called colony‐forming units–CFUs) in a defined sample is a commonly used method in …

Background: Accurate quantitative analysis of microorganisms is recognized as an essential
tool for gauging safety and quality in microbiology settings in a wide range of fields. The …

Protein display, secretion, and export in prokaryotes are essential for utilizing microbial
systems as engineered living materials, medicines, biocatalysts, and protein factories. To …

Quantification of colony forming units (CFU) on microbial cultures prepared according to the
standard spread plate technique is a daily laboratory routine that requires significant …