This procedure is sometimes said to give the number of "colony-forming units" rather than the simple number of viable organisms. What is the difference?
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Step 1: Identify the assay — plate-count (pour/spread) methods measure the number of visible colonies that grow on agar after incubation; the raw output is a colony count on a plate. Show more…
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