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ArticlePloS one2016

Multiplexed Spectral Imaging of 120 Different Fluorescent Labels.

Alex M Valm, Rudolf Oldenbourg, Gary G Borisy

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Article in PloS one, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 54 papers.

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54 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Alex M ValmMarine Biological Laboratory, Woods Hole, Massachusetts, United States of America.
Rudolf OldenbourgMarine Biological Laboratory, Woods Hole, Massachusetts, United States of America.
Gary G BorisyForsyth Institute, Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States of America.

Funding

Spatial Organization of the Oral MicrobiomeR01DE022586 · NIDCR · MARINE BIOLOGICAL LABORATORY · PI Jessica Leigh Mark Welch · 2013 to 2026
$8.7M
Instantaneous 3D imaging of cells and tissues using polarized light microscopyR01GM114274 · NIGMS · MARINE BIOLOGICAL LABORATORY · PI OLDENBOURG, RUDOLF · 2015 to 2018
$2.4M
Combinatorial Imaging of the Oral MicrobiomeRC1DE020630 · NIDCR · MARINE BIOLOGICAL LABORATORY · PI BORISY, GARY G, DEWHIRST, FLOYD E · 2009 to 2010
$951k
A Novel Technology to Image Human Oral Microbial CommunitiesF31DE019576 · NIDCR · BROWN UNIVERSITY · PI VALM, ALEX M · 2008 to 2010
$84k
NIDCR NIH HHS F31 DE019576NIDCR NIH HHS R01 DE022586NIDCR NIH HHS RC1 DE020630NIGMS NIH HHS R01 GM114274
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The number of fluorescent labels that can unambiguously be distinguished in a single image when acquired through band pass filters is severely limited by the spectral overlap of available fluorophores. The recent development of spectral microscopy and the application of linear unmixing algorithms to spectrally recorded image data have allowed simultaneous imaging of fluorophores with highly overlapping spectra. However, the number of distinguishable fluorophores is still limited by the unavoidable decrease in signal to noise ratio when fluorescence signals are fractionated over multiple wavelength bins. Here we present a spectral image analysis algorithm to greatly expand the number of distinguishable objects labeled with binary combinations of fluorophores. Our algorithm utilizes a priori knowledge about labeled specimens and imposes a binary label constraint on the unmixing solution. We have applied our labeling and analysis strategy to identify microbes labeled by fluorescence in situ hybridization and here demonstrate the ability to distinguish 120 differently labeled microbes in a single image.

Indexed as

AlgorithmsFluorescent DyesIn Situ Hybridization, FluorescenceMicroscopy, FluorescenceOptical ImagingFluorescent Dyes

Identifiers

PMID27391327
PMCPMC4938436

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