CA942094A - Bacterial colony counting method and apparatus - Google Patents

Bacterial colony counting method and apparatus

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CA942094A
CA942094A CA137,636A CA137636A CA942094A CA 942094 A CA942094 A CA 942094A CA 137636 A CA137636 A CA 137636A CA 942094 A CA942094 A CA 942094A
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bacterial colony
colony counting
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Richard G. Sweet
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Varian Associates Inc
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    • C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
    • C12—BIOCHEMISTRY; BEER; SPIRITS; WINE; VINEGAR; MICROBIOLOGY; ENZYMOLOGY; MUTATION OR GENETIC ENGINEERING
    • C12M—APPARATUS FOR ENZYMOLOGY OR MICROBIOLOGY; APPARATUS FOR CULTURING MICROORGANISMS FOR PRODUCING BIOMASS, FOR GROWING CELLS OR FOR OBTAINING FERMENTATION OR METABOLIC PRODUCTS, i.e. BIOREACTORS OR FERMENTERS
    • C12M41/00—Means for regulation, monitoring, measurement or control, e.g. flow regulation
    • C12M41/30—Means for regulation, monitoring, measurement or control, e.g. flow regulation of concentration
    • C12M41/36—Means for regulation, monitoring, measurement or control, e.g. flow regulation of concentration of biomass, e.g. colony counters or by turbidity measurements
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G06—COMPUTING OR CALCULATING; COUNTING
    • G06M—COUNTING MECHANISMS; COUNTING OF OBJECTS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • G06M11/00—Counting of objects distributed at random, e.g. on a surface
    • G06M11/02—Counting of objects distributed at random, e.g. on a surface using an electron beam scanning a surface line by line, e.g. of blood cells on a substrate
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y10—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
    • Y10S—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y10S435/00—Chemistry: molecular biology and microbiology
    • Y10S435/808—Optical sensing apparatus

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  • Measuring Or Testing Involving Enzymes Or Micro-Organisms (AREA)
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CA137,636A 1971-03-22 1972-03-21 Bacterial colony counting method and apparatus Expired CA942094A (en)

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US (1) US3736432A (fr)
CA (1) CA942094A (fr)
DE (1) DE2212215A1 (fr)
FR (1) FR2130532B1 (fr)
GB (1) GB1361567A (fr)

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FR2130532A1 (fr) 1972-11-03
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FR2130532B1 (fr) 1977-07-15
US3736432A (en) 1973-05-29

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