CULTURE IMAGING SYSTEM
First Claim
1. A system for the characterization of a colony of microorganisms, the system comprising:
- a coherent light source configured to provide coherent light;
a holder configured to operationally arrange a substrate so that the colony of microorganisms on a surface of the substrate is positioned to receive the coherent light and generate scattered light from the colony of microorganisms receiving the coherent light;
a first image capture device configured to receive the scattered light and generate a scatter image associated with the scattered light;
a magnifying lens; and
a second image capture device configured to capture a light image of the colony of microorganisms magnified by the magnifying lens.
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Abstract
A system for the characterization of a colony of microorganisms includes a coherent light source configured to provide coherent light of one or more wavelengths along a common optical path. A holder is configured to operationally arrange a substrate so that the colony of microorganisms on a surface of the substrate is positioned to receive the coherent light. Scattered light is generated from the colony of microorganisms receiving coherent light. A first image capture device is configured to receive the scattered light and generate a scatter image from the microorganism colony irradiated by the coherent light. The system also includes a magnifying lens configured to magnify the colony of microorganisms. A second image capture device is configured to capture a light image of the colony of microorganisms magnified by the magnifying lens. Methods of assigning organisms to categories with like organisms without necessarily identifying the organisms are also described.
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1. A system for the characterization of a colony of microorganisms, the system comprising:
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a coherent light source configured to provide coherent light; a holder configured to operationally arrange a substrate so that the colony of microorganisms on a surface of the substrate is positioned to receive the coherent light and generate scattered light from the colony of microorganisms receiving the coherent light; a first image capture device configured to receive the scattered light and generate a scatter image associated with the scattered light; a magnifying lens; and a second image capture device configured to capture a light image of the colony of microorganisms magnified by the magnifying lens. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A computer-implemented method for identifying a number of microorganism types in a set of multiple colonies of microorganisms, the method comprising:
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receiving a plurality of images, each image associated with a different single colony of microorganisms from the set of multiple colonies of microorganisms; determining, using a processor, a first set of image features, the first set of image features including at least one image feature for each image of at least a portion of the plurality of images; and determining, using the processor and based at least in part on the first set of image features, a first group of colonies including at least a first colony of the multiple colonies of microorganisms and a second group of colonies including at least a second, different colony of the multiple colonies of microorganisms. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A system comprising:
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a coherent light source configured to provide coherent light; a first image capture device configured to capture a scatter image from a scatter pattern generated by the coherent light impinging on a colony of microorganisms associated with a substrate; a magnifying lens; a second image capture device configured to generate a light image depicting the colony of microorganisms; and a positioning system configure to change relative positioning of at least two of the substrate, the coherent light source, and the magnifying lens. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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