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. 1987 Mar;53(3):618–619. doi: 10.1128/aem.53.3.618-619.1987

Immersible probe for continual monitoring of the population density of microorganisms grown in liquid media.

G M Maxwell, E R Allen, E Freese
PMCID: PMC203720  PMID: 3107466

Abstract

A common technique of measuring population density of microorganisms grown in liquid media is to withdraw a sample of the suspension and measure its apparent optical density with a spectrophotometer. The device we describe is capable of continually and automatically monitoring the population density of microorganisms grown in suspension.

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