Table 1.

Cell numbers per droplet in dependence on appropriate inoculum densities.

Inoculum	Compartmentalized in Droplets of Volume:
Cell/mL	1 nL	10 nL	100 nL	500 nL	1 µL	10 µL	100 µL
1
10							1
100						1	10
1000				1	1	10	100
10,000			1	5	10	100	1000
100,000		1	10	50	100	1000	10,000
1.0 × 106	1	10	100	500	1000	10,000	100,000
1.0 × 107	10	100	1000	5000	10,000	100,000	1.0 × 106
5.0 × 107	50	500	5000	25,000	50,000	500,000	5.0 × 106
1.0 × 108	100	1000	10,000	50,000	100,000	1.0 × 106	1.0 × 107
1.0 × 109	1000	10,000	100,000	500,000	1.0 × 106	1.0 × 107	1.0 × 108
5.0 × 109	5000	50,000	500,000	2.5 × 106	5.0 × 106	5.0 × 107	5.0 × 108