Estimating Microbial Population Size

  • Explain the mechanism for exponential growth of bacterial populations.
  • Describe different techniques used to estimate microbial population size.
  • Perform a serial dilution of a bacterial sample.
  • Determine the number of bacteria in an original culture using a standard plate count.
  • Visualize differences in bacterial population density and growth over time using a turbidity test.

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Materials

  • Cell Spreaders, Pack of 10
  • 13 Sterile Serological Pipets
  • Rubber Pipet Bulb
  • Requires Microbe Set
  • Requires Media Set
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