In streak plate method we can isolate the different types of bacteria from the given suspension, but we can not count the total number of bacteria present in that suspension
Streak Plate method cannot be used for the enumeration of the approximate number of bacteria in the given sample. It can used only for obtaining isolated colonies in Pure culture. This is because, In...
The purpose of making a streak plate is to isolate a single colony of bacteria on an auger filled petri dish. You may need to culture this colony for a later experiment. A colony is created after a...
Streak plating allows for the formation of individual colony forming units for isolation by reducing the number of bacterial cells with each streaked quadrant.
Divide your agar plate into 4 quadrants, A sterile inoculating loop is dipped ito mixed culture, streaked in a pattern over surface of nutrient medium. As pattern transferred, bacteria are rubbed off...