The "One Step Growth Curve"


Here are your samples:

To measure the titre (concentration) of bacteriophage particles in your two samples, you need to make serial 10-fold dilutions.
How are you going to do this? (click on the correct option below):
Method 1:

  1. Dispense 9.9ml phage dilution buffer into each of 6 dilution tubes.

  2. Label the tubes: 10-1, 10-2, etc. to 10-6.

  3. Add 0.1ml phage suspension to the 10-1 tube, mix.

  4. With a clean pipette, transfer 0.1ml to the 10-2 tube and mix.

  5. Repeat this procedure through the whole dilution series.
Method 2:

  1. Dispense 0.9ml phage dilution buffer into each of 6 dilution tubes.

  2. Label the tubes: 10-1, 10-2, etc. to 10-6.

  3. Add 0.1ml phage suspension to the 10-1 tube, mix.

  4. With a clean pipette, transfer 0.1ml to the 10-2 tube and mix.

  5. Repeat this procedure through the whole dilution series.
Method 3:

  1. Dispense 0.9ml phage dilution buffer into each of 6 dilution tubes.

  2. Label the tubes: 10-1, 10-2, etc. to 10-6.

  3. Add 0.9ml phage suspension to the 10-1 tube, mix.

  4. With a clean pipette, transfer 0.1ml to the 10-2 tube and mix.

  5. Repeat this procedure through the whole dilution series.
Method 4:

  1. Dispense 1ml phage dilution buffer into each of 6 dilution tubes.

  2. Label the tubes: 10-1, 10-2, etc. to 10-6.

  3. Add 0.1ml phage suspension to the 10-1 tube, mix.

  4. With a clean pipette, transfer 0.1ml to the 10-2 tube and mix.

  5. Repeat this procedure through the whole dilution series.


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