DEVELOPING A NEW METHOD FOR THE IDENTIFICATION OF MICROORGANISMS FOR THE FOOD INDUSTRY USING THE FRACTAL DIMENSION

The fractal dimension can be a useful tool in the identification of microorganisms, because it can be experimentally shown that the colonies of different types of bacteria have different geometrical forms, and as a result of this fact different fractal dimensions. Our method of identification of microorganisms for the food industry, is based on the application of a one to one map between the different types of bacteria and their corresponding fractal dimension. The importance of this new method can be related to the need of making more efficient the task of the quality control lab of the food industry.