ReviewACS omega2023
Tools of the Trade: Image Analysis Programs for Confocal Laser-Scanning Microscopy Studies of Biofilms and Considerations for Their Use by Experimental Researchers.
Review in ACS omega, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 12 papers.
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Who cites it
12 citing papers in PubMed.
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- Synergistic algae-bacteria interactions in a novel membrane aeration biofilm system: performance and microbial function.Frontiers in microbiology · 2026Article
- Orange Peel-Mediated Green Synthesis of ZnO and CuO Nanoparticles: Evaluation for Antimicrobial Activity and Biocompatibility in Tissue Engineering.International journal of molecular sciences · 2025Article
- Production of an Innovative, Surface Area-Enhanced and Biodegradable Biofilm-Generating Device by 3D Printing.Engineering in life sciences · 2025Article
- Activity of Synthetic Peptide KP and Its Derivatives against Biofilm-ProducingAntibiotics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Review
- A Comprehensive Review of Recent Research into the Effects of Antimicrobial Peptides on Biofilms-January 2020 to September 2023.Antibiotics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Review
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Abstract
Confocal laser-scanning microscopy (CLSM) is the bedrock of the microscopic visualization of biofilms. Previous applications of CLSM in biofilm studies have largely focused on observations of bacterial or fungal elements of biofilms, often seen as aggregates or mats of cells. However, the field of biofilm research is moving beyond qualitative observations alone, toward the quantitative analysis of the structural and functional features of biofilms, across clinical, environmental, and laboratory conditions. In recent times, several image analysis programs have been developed to extract and quantify biofilm properties from confocal micrographs. These tools not only vary in their scope and relevance to the specific biofilm features under study but also with respect to the user interface, compatibility with operating systems, and raw image requirements. Understanding these considerations is important when selecting tools for quantitative biofilm analysis, including at the initial experimental stages of image acquisition. In this review, we provide an overview of image analysis programs for confocal micrographs of biofilms, with a focus on tool selection and image acquisition parameters that are relevant for experimental researchers to ensure reliability and compatibility with downstream image processing.
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