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Myxobacteria movement Cell Tracking Tanya Kazakova University of Notre Dame Advisor: Dr. Mark Alber
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About Myxobacteria The myxobacteria are Gram- negative organisms (0.5 x 5-7 mm rods) that are capable of multicellular, social behavior. In the presence of nutrients, swarms of myxobacteria feed cooperatively. If the food supply is limited, the myxobacteria form aggregates called “fruiting bodies.”
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Developmental Cycle for Myxobacteria COUPLING CELL MOVEMENT TO MULTICELLULAR DEVELOPMENT IN MYXOBACTERIA by Dale Kaiser Nature Reviews Microbiology 1, 45-54 (2003)
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AS Two engines of motility: A and S A+S+A+S+ A+S-A+S- A-S+A-S+ A Adventurous S Social Cells move as a groupCells move alone A - S - cells are unable to swarm or form fruiting bodies.
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Two engines of motility (cont) S-motility The pilus extends ahead of a cell, adheres to the fibrils on the cells ahead of it and then retracts, pulling the leading end of the piliated cell forward. A-motility Cell is pushed by slime secretion. At any instant, only one end secretes slime and only one end assembles pili. One end cannot do both at the same time.
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Scenario Suppose we have an image produced to exhibit the results of a biology experiment. In most cases, we will have a black and white drawing such as one exhibited on the left.
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Goals General: Get the most information from the image Specific: –Track individual cells –Make cell density more obvious –Show the boundaries of expanding front –Get rid of noise
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About Scion Image National Institutes of Health Package http://rsb.info.nih.gov/nih-image/
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Using SI: Options -> Color Tables 8 Grays 8 Grays->Fire 1 Original Image Fire 1
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Example
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Cell Tracking Features
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MATLAB
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Example
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Possible Directions for Future Work
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