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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 09, 2014
Filed:
May. 09, 2008
Takashi Nishida, Gifu-ken, JP;
Shenglan LI, Gifu-ken, JP;
Chizuka Kai, Tokyo, JP;
Kunimitsu Toyoshima, Osaka, JP;
Takashi Nishida, Gifu-ken, JP;
Shenglan Li, Gifu-ken, JP;
Chizuka Kai, Tokyo, JP;
Kunimitsu Toyoshima, Osaka, JP;
Kabushiki Kaisha N-Tech, Gifu-Ken, JP;
Kabushiki Kaisha Yakult Honsha, Tokyo, JP;
Tohoshoji Kabushiki Kaisha, Osaka, JP;
Abstract
Colonies growing on a culture medium surface may be more accurately counted with reduced variation in the counts obtained by capturing a plurality of images of the entire culture medium surface, wherein successive images are captured following rotation of the culture medium surface relative to the image capture apparatus by n/360 degrees where n is the number of images to be captured; performing data processing on image data of the entire culture medium surface of the petri dish at each specified angle; and the number of colonies in the petri dish is calculated by performing numerical processing on the number of colonies counted separately at each specified angle.