The effect of the number of counted traverses on the estimation of the total spore count sampled on a non-cultivable slit impactor.
Various counting rules are used for spore trap analysis. Partial count can lead to concentration errors. This paper demonstrates that the number of traverses counted affects the final results.
Marchand
Geneviève
G
IRSST (Québec Occupational Health and Safety Research Institute), 505 Maisonneuve ouest, Montréal, Québec, Canada. marchand.genevieve@irsst.qc.ca
Cloutier
Yves
Y
Pépin
Carole
C
Drolet
Daniel
D
D015169:Colony Count, Microbial; D005658:Fungi / Q000502:physiology*; D009010:Monte Carlo Method; D013172:Spores, Fungal / Q000302:isolation & purification*