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plate count

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plate count [′plāt ‚kau̇nt]
(microbiology)
The number of bacterial colonies that develop on a medium in a petri dish seeded with a known amount of inoculum.


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Aerobic plate counts were made with plate count agar (Merck), and plates were incubated at 30[degrees]C for 48 hours.
Researchers determined the total plate count using trypticase soy agar.
All of the samples were stored in sealed plastic containers at 2 C and tested for color, firmness, moisture loss, total plate count and E.
 
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