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Investigative Techniques > Clinical Laboratory Techniques > Microbiological Techniques > Colony Count, Microbial
Diagnosis > Diagnostic Techniques and Procedures > Clinical Laboratory Techniques > Microbiological Techniques > Colony Count, Microbial

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Colony Count, Microbial  

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  • Colony Forming Units Assay, Microbial
  • Colony-Forming Units Assay, Microbial
  • Colony Forming Units Assays, Microbial

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  • coordinate NIM with organism /growth or /isol (IM) as appropriate

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  • Enumeration by direct count of viable, isolated bacterial, archaeal, or fungal CELLS or SPORES capable of growth on solid CULTURE MEDIA. The method is used routinely by environmental microbiologists for quantifying organisms in AIR; FOOD; and WATER; by clinicians for measuring patients' microbial load; and in antimicrobial drug testing.

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