Goss W A, Michaud R N, McGrath M B
Appl Microbiol. 1974 Jan;27(1):264-7. doi: 10.1128/am.27.1.264-267.1974.
An automated colony counter was found to readily detect surface and subsurface bacterial colonies of 0.3-mm size or greater with a high degree of precision. On a logarithmic scale, counting efficiency consistently ranged from 89 to 95% of corresponding manual count determinations for plates containing up to 1,000 colonies. In routine application, however, automated plate counts up to approximately 400 colonies were selected as a more practical range for operation. The automated counter was easily interfaced with an automated data acquisition system.
已发现一种自动菌落计数器能够轻松且高精度地检测大小为0.3毫米及以上的表面和亚表面细菌菌落。在对数尺度上，对于含有多达1000个菌落的培养皿，计数效率始终在相应手工计数测定值的89%至95%范围内。然而，在常规应用中，选择自动平板计数约400个菌落作为更实际的操作范围。该自动计数器很容易与自动数据采集系统连接。
