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: 2

Answer

When there is a small number of bacteria (< 10 M cell / ml), turbidity will be less and will not serve as a useful measure to determine contamination of the liquid.

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