Practice Culturing Method (3.1) - Monitoring and Measurement of Microorganisms

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Question 1.
What is the first step in the culturing method?
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Think about what you need to analyze first.
Question 2.
What does CFU stand for?
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It refers to counting colonies.
3Question 3.
What does CFU stand for?
- Colony Forming Unit
- Cell Forming Unit
- Colonial Formation Unit
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It refers to something that grows into a colony.
4Question 4.
Incubation is important because it allows bacteria to _____?
- True
- False
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Remember what happens during incubation.
Question 5.
A water sample reveals a turbidity level that suggests high bacteria concentration. How would you prepare for microbial analysis?
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Consider how dilution affects your counting accuracy.
Question 6.
If a culturing method yields 200 colonies from a diluted 1 ml sample, what is the CFU count per 100 ml?
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Think about how you scale up from 1 ml to 100 ml.

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