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Colony Count, Microbial

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Definition: 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.  coordinate NIM with organism /growth or /isol (IM) as appropriate   
See Also Microbial Viability; Parasite Load
Examples Bacterial Load 		Other names Streak Plate Count; Spread Plate Count; Spore Count; Pour Plate Count; Fungal Count; Colony-Forming Units Assay, Microbial; Agar Dilution Count; Streak Plate Counts; Spread Plate Counts; Spore Counts; Pour Plate Counts; Microbial Colony Counts; Microbial Colony Count; Fungal Counts; Dilution Counts, Agar; Dilution Count, Agar; Counts, Streak Plate; Counts, Spread Plate; Counts, Spore; Counts, Pour Plate

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