Correction for bacterial loss in in vitro dilution models.
A new method to correct for bacteria lost to dilution in in vitro kinetic models is presented which includes the influence of the stationary bacterial growth phase. The method imposes an upper limit on bacterial density, in contrast to previous methods.
White
C A
CA
Department of Pharmaceutics, University of Washington, Seattle 98195.
Toothaker
R D
RD
Smith
A L
AL
Slattery
J T
JT
D001419:Bacteria / Q000254:growth & development*; D001431:Bacteriological Techniques; D008954:Models, Biological