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plate count
plate count[′plāt ‚kau̇nt] (microbiology) The number of bacterial colonies that develop on a medium in a petri dish seeded with a known amount of inoculum. plate count
plate count a method of determining the number of ORGANISMS in a sample by counting the number of colonies or colony-forming units growing on a solid MEDIUM. See also DILUTION PLATING, POUR PLATE METHOD, VIABLE CELL COUNT. |