plate colony count concentration
estimates the concentration of viable bacteria based on the number of colonies, coating volume and dilution ratio.
symbols, variables and units
C: CFU/mL; n: number of colonies; V: mL; d: diluted/original solution ratio.
applicable conditions and boundaries
has a counting range and is fully mixed; the bacterial mass may only form one colony.
formula source code
The following is a copyable LaTeX expression.
C=\frac{n}{Vd}Reference and Extended Learning
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CFUcolony counting