Determination of Viable Colony Count in Raw, Potable, Process and Recreational Waters using the Pour Plate method

SOP: M/SOP04

UKAS accredited

Colony forming units consist of aerobic bacteria and yeast capable of growth at 22°C and 37°C using the pour plate method.

Environment Agency, The Microbiology of Drinking Water, Part 7 – Methods for the isolation and enumeration of heterotrophic bacteria by pour and spread plate technique (2012).

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