title: A simple and safe volumetric alternative to the method of Miles, Misra and Irwin for counting viable bacteria.
abstract: A rapid and simple method for counting viable bacteria is described. The technique involves the use of a semi-automatic micropipette and disposable glass-capillary tubes. Viable counts obtained by this method were not significantly different from those obtained by the Miles, Misra and Irwin method or by a pour-plate method. The micropipette procedure is less hazardous than techniques involving the use of calibrated dropping pipettes.
mesh_terms: D001431:Bacteriological Techniques / Q000295:instrumentation; D003470:Culture Media; D004755:Enterobacteriaceae / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D004787:Environmental Pollution; D012706:Serratia marcescens / Q000302:isolation & purification
chemical_list: D003470:Culture Media