NOTE. This collection of scripts and macros has been developed for the following publication:
Quantifying microbial robustness in dynamic environments using microfluidic single-cell cultivation.
Blöbaum, L., Torello Pianale, L., Olsson, L., Grünberger, A.. Microb Cell Fact 23, 44 (2024).
https://doi.org/10.1186/s12934-024-02318-z
Collection of scripts to analyse microfluidics data:
- Pipeline for semi-automated analysis of images (using Fiji)
- Script for data analysis (performance and orbustness) deriving from Fiji (using R).
Getting started:
- Install R (https://cran.r-project.org/), RStudio (https://posit.co/download/rstudio-desktop/) and then the RMarkdown package in R (https://rmarkdown.rstudio.com/). No need to pre-install other packages needed for the scripts as they will be installed automatically (if they are not already).
- Install Fiji (Fiji: https://imagej.net/software/fiji/downloads), if microscopy images need to be analysed.
- Always check the data organisation in the example files provided.
- Follow the directions in the scripts and macros (details before each chunk and important sections of scripts).
- Make changes upon need (replace grouping variables, way of importing data, etc.).
Luca Torello Pianale, [email protected]
Chalmers University of Technology, Department of Life Sciences, Industrial Biotechnology Division.
Created: December, 2023.
The scripts were tested with:
- R Version 4.3.1 (2021-11-01)
- RStudio (2021.09.2 Build 382)
- ImageJ 1.54j
Acknowledgment of support: This material is based upon work supported by the Novo Nordisk Foundation grant DISTINGUISHED INVESTIGATOR 2019 - Research within biotechnology-based synthesis & production (#0055044).