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Standard plate count: A comparison of pour plate and spread plate methods
Author(s) -
Taylor Raymond H.,
Allen Martin J.,
Geldreich Edwin E.
Publication year - 1983
Publication title -
journal ‐ american water works association
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.466
H-Index - 74
eISSN - 1551-8833
pISSN - 0003-150X
DOI - 10.1002/j.1551-8833.1983.tb05055.x
Subject(s) - plate count , population , environmental science , mathematics , biology , demography , sociology , genetics , bacteria
Water samples collected during routine flushing of dead‐end mains were analyzed for bacterial count by using both pour plate and spread plate procedures. Results from these analyses were compared statistically. The pour plate procedure was neither as accurate nor as precise as the spread plate procedure for enumerating the heterotrophic plate count population.