Automated Microbial Recognition from Gram-Stained Micrographs Via CNN and Metadata Decision Support

Abstract

Accurate and timely identification of microorganisms is critical for guiding clinical decision-making, ensuring biosafety, and supporting microbiological research. Standard morphological assessments often require significant manual effort and specialized expertise, underscoring the need for automated, high-throughput diagnostic tools. This study presents an automated species-level bacterial classification pipeline that couples deep learning analysis of Gram-stained microscopy images with a clinical decision-support framework fueled by a curated microbiological metadata repository.