Microbiology: An Introduction, 11th Edition

Published by Benjamin Cummings
ISBN 10: 0321733606
ISBN 13: 978-0-32173-360-3

Chapter 6 - Figure 6.18 - Counting bacteria by filtration - Question - Page 174: 1

Answer

Making a pour plate in the usual Petri dish with a 10-ml inoculum is not suitable as it does not provide enough nutrients or enough area for bacteria to grow and form colonies.

Work Step by Step

As above
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