A Sample of Milk Is Tested for Its Bacterial Content

question 22

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) 54,000 cells per milliliter.
• B) 540,000 cells per milliliter.
• C) 5,400 cells per milliliter.
• D) 540 cells per milliliter.
• E) 54 cells per milliliter.

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