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Background and Identification

A colony counter is a laboratory device used to determine the number of bacterial microorganisms in a sample that have the ability to multiply. The sample of microorganisms is typically observed on Petri dish, agar plate, or slide.

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Biocompare: Colony Counters

Wikipedia: Colony-forming unit

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