Foundations in Microbiology
10th Edition
ISBN: 9781259705212
Author: Kathleen Park Talaro, Barry Chess Instructor
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 3.L2, Problem 1VC
Examine figure 3.10a, b (shown here). If you performed the quadrant streak plate method using a broth culture that had 10 x fewer cells than the broth used in the culture shown, which quadrant might you expect to yield isolated colonies? Explain your answer.
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Foundations in Microbiology
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