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Biology 230

Bioremediation

(BIOL 230, Lab Experiment 22)

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MPN table

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The results show 3 positives for the first set of tubes, 2 for the second and 1 for the last, the 3-2-1 combination matches with the MPN value of 150. The starting dilution was 10-3, therefore the most probable number/100 ml of sample is 1.5 x 105.

Brown, E. and J. Braddock. "Sheen screen, a miniaturized most-probable-number method for enumeration of oil-degrading microorgaaniams." Applied and Environmental Microbiology 56(12):3895-3896, Dec. 1990.