Morphological Characterization of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in a MODS Culture for an Automatic Diagnostics through Pattern Recognition

Alicia Alva; Fredy Aquino; Robert H. Gilman; Carlos Olivares; David Requena; Andrés H. Gutiérrez; Luz Caviedes; Jorge Coronel; Sandra Larson; Patricia Sheen; David A. J. Moore; Mirko Zimic

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0082809

Loading metrics

Open Access

Peer-reviewed

Research Article

Morphological Characterization of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in a MODS Culture for an Automatic Diagnostics through Pattern Recognition

Alicia Alva,

Affiliation Laboratorio de Bioinformática y Biología Molecular, Laboratorios de Investigación y Desarrollo, Facultad de Ciencias y Filosofía, Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia, Lima, Peru
⨯
Fredy Aquino,

Affiliation Laboratorio de Bioinformática y Biología Molecular, Laboratorios de Investigación y Desarrollo, Facultad de Ciencias y Filosofía, Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia, Lima, Peru
⨯
Robert H. Gilman,

Affiliations Laboratorio de Tuberculosis, Laboratorios de Investigación y Desarrollo, Facultad de Ciencias y Filosofía, Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia, Lima, Peru, Department of International Health, School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, United States of America
⨯
Carlos Olivares,

Affiliation Laboratorio de Bioinformática y Biología Molecular, Laboratorios de Investigación y Desarrollo, Facultad de Ciencias y Filosofía, Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia, Lima, Peru
⨯
David Requena,

Affiliation Laboratorio de Bioinformática y Biología Molecular, Laboratorios de Investigación y Desarrollo, Facultad de Ciencias y Filosofía, Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia, Lima, Peru
⨯
Andrés H. Gutiérrez,

Affiliation Laboratorio de Bioinformática y Biología Molecular, Laboratorios de Investigación y Desarrollo, Facultad de Ciencias y Filosofía, Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia, Lima, Peru
⨯
Luz Caviedes ,

¶^†Deceased.

Affiliation Laboratorio de Tuberculosis, Laboratorios de Investigación y Desarrollo, Facultad de Ciencias y Filosofía, Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia, Lima, Peru
⨯
Jorge Coronel,

Affiliation Laboratorio de Tuberculosis, Laboratorios de Investigación y Desarrollo, Facultad de Ciencias y Filosofía, Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia, Lima, Peru
⨯
Sandra Larson,

Affiliation College of Osteopathic Medicine, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan, United States of America
⨯
Patricia Sheen,

Affiliations Laboratorio de Bioinformática y Biología Molecular, Laboratorios de Investigación y Desarrollo, Facultad de Ciencias y Filosofía, Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia, Lima, Peru, Laboratorio de Tuberculosis, Laboratorios de Investigación y Desarrollo, Facultad de Ciencias y Filosofía, Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia, Lima, Peru
⨯
David A. J. Moore,

Affiliations Laboratorio de Tuberculosis, Laboratorios de Investigación y Desarrollo, Facultad de Ciencias y Filosofía, Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia, Lima, Peru, Department of Infectious Diseases and Immunity, Wellcome Centre for Clinical Tropical Medicine, Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom
⨯
Mirko Zimic

* E-mail: mirko.zimic@upch.pe

Affiliations Laboratorio de Bioinformática y Biología Molecular, Laboratorios de Investigación y Desarrollo, Facultad de Ciencias y Filosofía, Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia, Lima, Peru, Laboratorio de Tuberculosis, Laboratorios de Investigación y Desarrollo, Facultad de Ciencias y Filosofía, Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia, Lima, Peru
⨯

Morphological Characterization of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in a MODS Culture for an Automatic Diagnostics through Pattern Recognition

Alicia Alva,
Fredy Aquino,
Robert H. Gilman,
Carlos Olivares,
David Requena,
Andrés H. Gutiérrez,
Luz Caviedes,
Jorge Coronel,
Sandra Larson,
Patricia Sheen

Published: December 16, 2013
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0082809

Reader Comments (0)

Post a new comment on this article

Subject Areas
?

For more information about PLOS Subject Areas, click here.
We want your feedback. Do these Subject Areas make sense for this article? Click the target next to the incorrect Subject Area and let us know. Thanks for your help!

Mycobacterium tuberculosis
Is the Subject Area "Mycobacterium tuberculosis" applicable to this article?

Thanks for your feedback.
Tuberculosis
Is the Subject Area "Tuberculosis" applicable to this article?

Thanks for your feedback.
Tuberculosis diagnosis and management
Is the Subject Area "Tuberculosis diagnosis and management" applicable to this article?

Thanks for your feedback.
Mycobacterium avium complex
Is the Subject Area "Mycobacterium avium complex" applicable to this article?

Thanks for your feedback.
Digital imaging
Is the Subject Area "Digital imaging" applicable to this article?

Thanks for your feedback.
Pattern recognition receptors
Is the Subject Area "Pattern recognition receptors" applicable to this article?

Thanks for your feedback.
Algorithms
Is the Subject Area "Algorithms" applicable to this article?

Thanks for your feedback.
Extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis
Is the Subject Area "Extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis" applicable to this article?

Thanks for your feedback.