COMPUTER ANALYZER KOMPANKOL-M1 TO MONITOR MICROORGANISM COLONIES
A computer analyzer (meter) KOMPANKOL-M1 was developed to monitor microorganism colonies allowing to obtain digital (computer) images of microorganism colonies in Petri dish for subsequent computer analysis. The computer analyzer is capable of automatic and "manual" counting colonies through processing the computer image. The instrument was successfully tested at the Institute of Biochemistry and Physiology of Microorganisms (Russian Academy of Sciences) and FGUZ Federal Center for Hygiene and Epidemiology. The instrument was certified. It is superior to similar computer-based colony counters of this class made abroad. While having similar performance capabilities its cost is two to four times lower than foreign competition; the instrument has computer software interface in Russian.