GATE ES · 2022 · ES
Question 16: Microbiology and health
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Question 16
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Ten litres of the sample was filtered through a membrane filter and the filter was transferred to solid agar media which supports growth of coliform organisms. After incubation at 37 °C for 48 hours, the agar plates showed an average of 64 colonies per plate. What was the average concentration of coliform organisms (in Colony Form Units per unit volume) in the original water sample?
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GATE ES 2022 · Paper 1
Environmental Science and Engineering · Original paper archive
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- Environmental Science and Engineering
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- Multiple choice (MCQ)
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- 1 mark
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