Microphenomics Facility
The Microphenomics facility includes two fully motorized microscopes with 8-slot XY-tables that provide a great flexibility of the scanning parameters. Thich makes the system a first choice for medium-throughput projects as well as for developing new types of microscopic screenings.
Figure 1: The microscope robots are primary used for early type interaction screens (fungal penetration efficiency).
The Microphenomics facility was recently reinforced by a high-throughput Zeiss Axio Scan.Z1 microscopic slide scanner with loading capacity of 100 slides. This instrument will be primarily used for intermediate type interaction screens focusing on hyphal growth analysis of pathogenic fungi.
Figure 2: Zeiss Axio Scan.Z1 slide scanner is able to scan and store in a digital form for later analysis up to 100 slides
Figure 3: Blumeria graminis colonies on barley leaf: (from left to right) visible image, after segmentation and after object classification.