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What is the minimum size of colonies that can be detected by ColCount?

April 26, 2017colcount colonies detected minimum size

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What is the minimum size of colonies that can be detected by ColCount?

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This depends somewhat on the density of colonies on the dish and the staining intensity of the colonies. In the case of discrete colonies, the minimum colony diameter for reliable detection is approximately 0.2 mm.