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- Title
Comparison of microbiological and physicochemical methods for enumeration of microorganisms.
- Authors
Szermer-Olearnik, Bożena; Sochocka, Marta; Zwolińska, Katarzyna; Ciekot, Jarosław; Czarny, Anna; Szydzik, Joanna; Kowalski, Konrad; Boratyński, Janusz
- Abstract
Determination of the number of cultured bacteria is essential for scientific and industrial practice. A spread plate technique is the most common and accurate method for counting of microorganisms. However, time consuming incubation does not allow for a quick estimation of the number of bacteria in a growing culture. In the present study, the results of photometric measurements: direct optical density method (OD at 585 nm), UV absorbance at 260 and/or 280 nm of separated and lysed bacteria by sodium hydroxide and surfactant with the spread plate technique were compared. The linear regression model for bacterial strains Staphylococcus aureus, Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Escherichia coli was used to compare these three methods. The UV measurement method enabled determination of the number of bacteria with similar precision. The procedure for solubilized bacteria UV measurement is robust, and is not influenced by dispersions in the original culture medium.
- Subjects
MICROORGANISMS; BACTERIAL cultures; EGG incubation; PHOTOMETRY; SODIUM hydroxide; SURFACE active agents
- Publication
Advances in Hygiene & Experimental Medicine / Postepy Higieny i Medycyny Doswiadczalnej, 2014, Vol 68, p1392
- ISSN
0032-5449
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.5604/17322693.1130086