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Plating 0.1 mL of a sample diluted by a factor of 10^(-3) produced 43 colonies. What was the original concentration (OCD) in the undiluted sample?

Principles Of Radiographic Imaging: An Art And A Science

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Author:Richard R. Carlton, Arlene M. Adler, Vesna Balac

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