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Table 1 Comparison of BactImAS with ImageJ [20], MicrobeTracker [7], and Schnitzcells [6]

From: BactImAS: a platform for processing and analysis of bacterial time-lapse microscopy movies

 

ImageJ

BactImAS

MicrobeTracker

Schnitzcells

Platform

Win/Mac/Linux

Win/Mac/Linux

Win/Mac/Linux

Windows

License

GNU GPL

GNU GPL

GNU GPL + MATLAB license; registration required

Freely available + MATLAB license; registration required

Written in

Java

Java

MATLAB

MATLAB

Data storage

.txt file format

Relational database SQLite3

MATLAB directories

MATLAB directories

ROI storage

Manual, file system

Continous automatic, SQLite3

MATLAB directories

MATLAB directories

Software-user Interaction

Dialog-based GUI

Dialog-based GUI

Dialog-based GUI + command line

Mostly command line

Algorithm optimized for

-

M. smegmatis

C. crescentus, E. coli

B. subtilis, E. coli

Manual control

Full

Full

Limited

Limited

Cell segmentation

Manual

Semi-automated

Fully-automated

Fully-automated