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MeSH Heading: Colony Count, Microbial
Tree Number(s): E01.370.225.875.220; E05.200.875.220
Unique ID: D015169
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D015169
Annotation: coordinate NIM with organism /‌growth or /‌isol (IM) as appropriate
Scope Note: Enumeration by direct count of viable, isolated bacterial, archaeal, or fungal CELLS or SPORES capable of growth on solid CULTURE MEDIA. The method is used routinely by environmental microbiologists for quantifying organisms in AIR; FOOD; and WATER; by clinicians for measuring patients' microbial load; and in antimicrobial drug testing.
Entry Term(s): Agar Dilution Count; Colony Forming Units Assay, Microbial; Colony Forming Units Assays, Microbial; Colony-Forming Units Assay, Microbial; Fungal Count; Pour Plate Count; Spore Count; Spread Plate Count; Streak Plate Count
Previous Indexing: Bacteriological Techniques (1967-1988); Microbiological Techniques (1978-1988)
See Also: Microbial Viability; Parasite Load
Public MeSH Note: 89
History Note: 89
Date Established: 1989/01/01
Date of Entry: 1988/04/08
Revision Date: 2011/06/24

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Concept UI: M0023313
Scope Note: Enumeration by direct count of viable, isolated bacterial, archaeal, or fungal CELLS or SPORES capable of growth on solid CULTURE MEDIA. The method is used routinely by environmental microbiologists for quantifying organisms in AIR; FOOD; and WATER; by clinicians for measuring patients' microbial load; and in antimicrobial drug testing.
Terms: Colony Count, Microbial Preferred Term
Term UI T044326
Date01/01/1999
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1989); Colony Forming Units Assays, Microbial
Term UI T044328
Date04/08/1988
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID UNK (19XX); Colony-Forming Units Assay, Microbial
Term UI T044329
Date04/08/1988
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID UNK (19XX); Colony Forming Units Assay, Microbial
Term UI T044327
Date04/08/1988
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID UNK (19XX)

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