Measuring Bacterial Culture Growth Flashcards
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haemocytometer
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a thick microscopic slide with a rectangular indentation and engraved (marked) grid of lines that is used to count cells
2
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turbidimetry
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a method of measuring the concentration of a substance by measuring the amount of light passing through it
3
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turbid
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a term used to describe something that is opaque because of suspended matter
4
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dilution plating
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a method used to obtain a culture plate with a countable number of bacterial colonies
5
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total viable cell count
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a measure of the number of cells that are alive in a specific volume of a culture
