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Posted 12 October 2023 - 01:58 AM

I will dilution for microbiology testing but sometimes during reading of plate, i encounter that plate

 

10^1: has no growth

10^2 : has 10 colonies (for an example)

 

how should i read the result? should i assume 10^1 has no growth or TNTC?

 

Thank you.


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Posted 12 October 2023 - 03:55 AM

Hi Tharsh06,

 

:welcome:

 

Welcome to the IFSQN forums.

 

Ideally you need 30-300 cfu on a plate to get an accurate reading. Your readings don’t make sense as 10^1 should have had a count around 100 cfu/ml or g which is not uncountable. I would repeat the tests.

 

You might find this useful: Introduction to Enumeration of Bacteria - North Carolina State University

 

Kind regards,

 

Tony

 


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Posted 12 October 2023 - 06:02 PM

I'd recommend when starting an unfamiliar matrix or new product to run your sample(s) in triplicate (if possible). I find that having that initial study where my range is much more broad helps me adjust with future versions of the sample. 

 

 

Also, is this Petrifilm or a traditional plating media? I have found that this scenario happens a lot more with petrifilm than traditional plating methods. Hope this helps :)

 

I'd definitely rerun the sample, as Tony suggested! 


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Posted 13 October 2023 - 12:31 AM

Hai Mr Tony, 

 

Noted on this. I will rerun the testing.

 

 

 

Hai Mr Austin, 

 

this issue encountered in traditional plating method. 

I will run my samples in triplicate to observe the result. 

 

Thank you.


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