What is cfu/ml?
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The question is asking about the meaning of the term 'cfu/ml', which is commonly used in microbiology to express concentrations of bacterial or fungal cells in a liquid medium.
Answer
CFU/mL stands for colony-forming unit per millilitre.
CFU/mL stands for colony-forming unit per millilitre.
Answer for screen readers
CFU/mL stands for colony-forming unit per millilitre.
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CFU/mL is used to estimate the number of viable bacterial or fungal cells in a milliliter of sample.
Tips
A common mistake is assuming that CFU/mL measures total cells rather than viable cells that can form colonies.
Sources
- Inspection & Testing - Techni-K - techni-k.co.uk
- Colony-forming unit - Wikipedia - en.wikipedia.org
- Colony Forming Unit - an overview | ScienceDirect Topics - sciencedirect.com
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