Friday, August 5, 2011

Microbiology Dilution?

Suppose you were given a tube containing 10 ml of frozen Staphylococcus epidermidis culture known to contain 4.5 x 105 bacteria/ml. You were told to thaw it by heating at 70�C for 20 min, and then prepare a 10-4 dilution. How many colonies do you expect to find on the plate?

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