title: Comparison of two methods for enumeration of mycoplasmas.
abstract: Two methods of viable cell counts were evaluated for Mycoplasma hominis and Ureaplasma urealyticum: color change unit50 and colony-forming unit. The color change unit50 method gave higher estimates of cell numbers; furthermore, the color change unit50 values correlated better with the DNA content of the cell pellet and the published genome sizes.
mesh_terms: D002452:Cell Count / Q000379:methods; D003470:Culture Media; D009174:Mycoplasma / Q000166:cytology* / Q000254:growth & development
chemical_list: D003470:Culture Media