Microscopic count of Bacteria
Enumeration of microorganisms is especially important in dairy microbiology, food microbiology, and water microbiology.
Direct Microscopic count/ Total cell count
Direct microscopic counts are possible using special slide…Read More
Pour plate Technique
A pour plate is a method of melted agar inoculation followed by petri
dish incubation. A known volume (usually 0.1-1.0 ml) of culture is
pipette into a sterile petri plate; melted agar medium is then added and
mixed well …Read More
Types of Bacterial Culture Media
Culture media are solutions containing nutrients and physical growth parameters necessary for microbial growth. All microorganisms cannot grow in a single culture medium and, in fact, many can’t grow in any kn…Read More
Methyl Red / Voges-Proskauer (MR/VP)
Methyl
Red / Voges-Proskauer (MR/VP)
This test is used to determine which fermentation pathway is used
to utilize glucose. In the mixed acid fermentation pathway, glucose
…Read More
Viable count/ plate count technique
Dilution:
with both the spread plate and pour plate methods, it is important
that the number of colonies developing on the plates not be too large
because on crowded plates some cells may not form colonies and some
col…Read More
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