"Yjgent" <yjgent at aol.com> wrote in message
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> >In this lab we're working with E.Coli (ATCC 25922 and wild type) and we
> >routinely use MacConkey Agar inclusion plating as a counting method for
> >these microorganisms.
>> I was taught a long time ago NOT to measure a colony count from a Mac
plate.
> Only a non selective agar like TSA or a Blood Agar plate can be used to
count
> colonies.
> John Gentile M(ASCP) President - Rhode Island Apple
Group
>yjgent at aol.com> Microbiologists do it with culture.
Depends on the formulation and what you are trying to count.
For years we used a MacConkey that surpressed gram - positives combined with
a blood agar for urine.
You can use Mac for water counts, though not recommended
Dave
