plate count
Term · Agriculture and food · MLC-T-AGR-005012
The number of bacterial or fungal colonies that develop in culture media in a petri dish with a known amount of inoculum.
| Identifier | MLC-T-AGR-005012 |
|---|---|
| Field | Agriculture and food |
| Subject | Research, Technology, Methods |
| Synonyms | bacterial count; bacterial enumeration; fungal count; microbial colony count; microbial enumeration; total viable count |
| References | NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary |
| See also | laboratory techniques; bacteriology; microbial colonization; microbial activity; mycology; most probable number technique; microbial culture; microbiology |
| Translations | Spanish: conteo sobre placa |
Record as JSON
{
"id": "MLC-T-AGR-005012",
"term": "plate count",
"field": "Agriculture and food",
"definition": "The number of bacterial or fungal colonies that develop in culture media in a petri dish with a known amount of inoculum.",
"synonyms": [
"bacterial count",
"bacterial enumeration",
"fungal count",
"microbial colony count",
"microbial enumeration",
"total viable count"
],
"subject": "Research, Technology, Methods",
"see_also": [
"laboratory techniques",
"bacteriology",
"microbial colonization",
"microbial activity",
"mycology",
"most probable number technique",
"microbial culture",
"microbiology"
],
"references": [
"NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary"
],
"translations": {
"es": "conteo sobre placa"
},
"url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/agriculture/plate-count/"
}
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