A Sample of Milk Is Tested for Its Bacterial Content

question 7

Multiple Choice

A sample of milk is tested for its bacterial content in a plate count assay. A one- milliliter sample of the milk is diluted in a 1:10 dilution series. One milliliter of the third dilution tube is plated in a pour plate. After incubation, the plate has 54 colonies, indicating that the original milk sample contained

• A) 54 cells.
• B) 540 cells.
• C) 5400 cells.
• D) 54,000 cells.
• E) 540,000 cells.

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