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Detection of E.coli biofilms with hyperspectral imaging and machine learning techniques

  • Lee, Ahyeong (Department of Agricultural Engineering, National Institute of Agricultural Sciences, Rural Development Administration) ;
  • Seo, Youngwook (Department of Agricultural Engineering, National Institute of Agricultural Sciences, Rural Development Administration) ;
  • Lim, Jongguk (Department of Agricultural Engineering, National Institute of Agricultural Sciences, Rural Development Administration) ;
  • Park, Saetbyeol (Department of Agricultural Engineering, National Institute of Agricultural Sciences, Rural Development Administration) ;
  • Yoo, Jinyoung (Department of Agricultural Engineering, National Institute of Agricultural Sciences, Rural Development Administration) ;
  • Kim, Balgeum (Department of Agricultural Engineering, National Institute of Agricultural Sciences, Rural Development Administration) ;
  • Kim, Giyoung (Department of Agricultural Engineering, National Institute of Agricultural Sciences, Rural Development Administration)
  • Received : 2020.04.01
  • Accepted : 2020.08.12
  • Published : 2020.09.01

Abstract

Bacteria are a very common cause of food poisoning. Moreover, bacteria form biofilms to protect themselves from harsh environments. Conventional detection methods for foodborne bacterial pathogens including the plate count method, enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays (ELISA), and polymerase chain reaction (PCR) assays require a lot of time and effort. Hyperspectral imaging has been used for food safety because of its non-destructive and real-time detection capability. This study assessed the feasibility of using hyperspectral imaging and machine learning techniques to detect biofilms formed by Escherichia coli. E. coli was cultured on a high-density polyethylene (HDPE) coupon, which is a main material of food processing facilities. Hyperspectral fluorescence images were acquired from 420 to 730 nm and analyzed by a single wavelength method and machine learning techniques to determine whether an E. coli culture was present. The prediction accuracy of a biofilm by the single wavelength method was 84.69%. The prediction accuracy by the machine learning techniques were 87.49, 91.16, 86.61, and 86.80% for decision tree (DT), k-nearest neighbor (k-NN), linear discriminant analysis (LDA), and partial least squares-discriminant analysis (PLS-DA), respectively. This result shows the possibility of using machine learning techniques, especially the k-NN model, to effectively detect bacterial pathogens and confirm food poisoning through hyperspectral images.

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