GROUND BEEF from the

MARKET

DILUTION

NUMBER OF
COLONIES

BACTERIAL COUNT

1/10-2

>250 = Too many to

count

N/A

1/10-3

106 colonies

5,300 bacteria/gram

1/10-4

83 colonies

41,500 bacteria/gram

1/10-5

62 colonies

310,000
bacteria/gram

1/10-6

10 colonies = Too few

to count

N/A

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