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Colonyzer
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Image analysis software for estimating cell density in arrayed microbial cultures growing on solid agar.  This module contains a set of functions for spot location, image segmentation and spot size estimation, suitable for quantifying culture size/cell density for libraries of microbial cultures growing on a solid agar surface.

Detailed documentation can be found at the websites below:
	
`Website <http://research.ncl.ac.uk/colonyzer/>`_ describing current, stable release.

`GitHub pages <https://github.com/CnrLwlss/Colonyzer/>`_ descring latest, development version.

Open access `manuscript <http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2105-11-287>`_ describing Colonyzer algorithms.

Open access `video and manuscript <http://www.jove.com/video/4018>`_ demonstrating the use of Colonyzer within a Quantitative Fitness Analysis workflow.

Contributors
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`Conor Lawless <http://www.staff.ncl.ac.uk/conor.lawless/>`_

`Darren Wilkinson <http://www.staff.ncl.ac.uk/d.j.wilkinson/>`_