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Advantages:

1. Counts only living cells

2. Standardized test - used worldwide

Disadvantages:

1. 1-2 days of incubation

2. Melted, heated agar

3. Osmotic shock

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Could some bacteria grow on the streak plate and not be seen using the pour plate technique?

Put simply - yes. Some strictly aerobic organisms will not grow in a pour plate. They may, however proliferate on a streak plate. Also consider the posibility of experimental error. The culture may have been added to the molten agar when it was too hot for the organisms to survive.


Advantages of pour plate method over other methods of bacterial colony?

The purpose of the spread-plate technique is to grow and isolate colonies of bacteria. A sample of bacteria is transferred to the agar plate, an environment that provides nourishment for the bacteria to grow. The bacteria sample is applied to the agar plate which a special streaking technique that dilutes the amount of bacteria in each section of the agar plate continuously. This is because if you just swabbed the bacteria onto the plate with no special technique the colonies would grow very densely together and be difficult to study. The streaking technique gradually dilutes the amount of bacteria in each 'quadrant' of the plate, so the last quadrant should have small, isolated colonies that can be easily studied. The spread plate technique is also used for the eneumeration of aerobic microorganisms from the given sample. This can be done by serial diluting the samples, placing 0.1ml of the diluted sample in the middle of an agar plate and spreading the sample over the surface with a help of an L-rod. After the incubation rhe colonies can be counted.


Compare the pour plate and streak plate methods of isolating bacteria?

I got the answer but you hav ta do your labreport yourself..haha Whoever wrote this is an a$$hole. I wish that you went to my school so I could kick your aXX..Ha ha back at you, jerk! thanks jerk,,that was really helpful.. anyway guys, here is the correct and precise answer, hope it will help u to complete ur lab repor..:) In streak plate method, After the first sector is streaked in dish, the inoculating loop is sterilized and an inoculum for the second sector is obtained from the first sector. The same is done for third and fourth sector. Thus this is a dilution process. Eventually, very few cells will be on inoculating loop, a single cell will drop from it as it is rubbed along the agar surface. These develop into separate colonies. Whereas, in the pour plate culture, sample is diluted several times to reduce the microbial population sufficiently to obtain separate colonies when plating. After the agar has hardened each cell is fixed in place and forms an individual colony.


What do you observe if you pour the water on the flat surface of a dinner plate?

When you pour water on the flat surface of a dinner plate, you will observe the water spreading out to cover the surface of the plate evenly due to surface tension. The water molecules are attracted to each other, causing them to stick together and form a thin layer. If the plate is clean and smooth, the water will form a cohesive layer without breaking apart.


How long does it take for one milliliter to evaporate?

Depends on the rate of supply of heat and the relative humidity. It could take forever (100% relative humidity), or be almost instantaneous (pour onto a red hot plate with < 100% humidity).

Related Questions

What advantages does the streak-plate method have over the pour plate method?

The streak plate method makes it easier for colonies of bacteria to grow. It also generally leads to individual colonies that look like small dots, rather then simply a mat of bacterial growth.


What advantages does the pour plate method have over streak plate method?

The streak plate method makes it easier for colonies of bacteria to grow. It also generally leads to individual colonies that look like small dots, rather then simply a mat of bacterial growth.


Does the streak plate method work better than the pour plate method?

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How do the results of pour plate method compare with those obtained using the streak plate and spread plate method?

In the pour plate, the microorganisms will grow within the gel that has been set, and in the spread-plate technique, growth will be on top of the agar gel where it has been spread.


What is the method called when the bacteria sample and nutrient agar are mixed before pouring?

Pour plate method


Which method often results in colonies developing down throughout the agar and some colonies on the surface?

The pour plate method often results in colonies developing both down throughout the agar and on the surface. This is because the pour plate involves mixing the bacteria with the agar before pouring it into the plate, allowing for colonies to form at different depths within the agar.


Do both the spread-plate and pour-plate method in a experiment produce similar bacterial counts or are they vastly different?

The spread-plate and pour-plate methods generally produce similar bacterial counts if performed correctly. However, the spread-plate method may result in slightly lower counts due to potential bacterial loss during spreading, while the pour-plate method can sometimes lead to higher counts due to bacterial trapping within the agar. Overall, the difference in counts between the two methods is usually not significant.


What does the streak plate method have over the pour plate method?

It is more likely to give individual colonies regardless of the concentration of the original source. With pour plates, you might have to use several plates with different dilutions of inoculum to get individual colonies.


What is the purpose for pour plate?

The purpose of a pour plate is to determine the concentration of bacteria in a sample by counting the number of colonies that grow on the agar plate after incubation. This method allows for both surface and subsurface colonies to be counted, providing a more accurate representation of the bacterial population in the sample.


What is the main advantage of pour-plate method over other methods of bacterial colony isolation?

The main advantage of the pour-plate method is that it allows for the even distribution of bacteria throughout the agar, resulting in isolated colonies both on the surface and within the agar. This method gives accurate colony count and provides easy identification of different colony types present in the sample.


What is the importance of a pour plate in microbiology?

A pour plate is important in microbiology because it allows for the isolation and quantification of microorganisms present in a sample. The pour plate method involves mixing the sample with agar and then pouring the mixture into a petri dish to solidify. Microorganisms will grow both on the surface and within the agar, enabling a more accurate count and isolation of individual colonies.


Under what kind of plating technique would you find deep or buried colonies?

Deep or buried colonies are typically found when using the pour plate technique, as the organisms are encapsulated within the agar medium during the plating process. This method enables the colonies to develop in the depth of the agar, resulting in the appearance of deep or buried colonies.