Microbiology with Diseases by Body System (5th Edition)
5th Edition
ISBN: 9780134477206
Author: Robert W. Bauman Ph.D.
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 6, Problem 13MC
A Coulter counter is a(n) ________________.
- a. statistical estimation using 15 dilution tubes and a table of numbers to estimate the number of bacteria per milliliter
- b. indirect method of counting microorganisms
- c. device that directly counts microbes as they pass through a tube in front of an electronic detector
- d. device that directly counts microbes that are differentially stained with fluorescent dyes
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Microbiology with Diseases by Body System (5th Edition)
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