
Example: In a typical microbiology exercise the students perform a three step 1: 100 serial dilution of a bacterial culture (see figure below) in the process of quantifying the number of viable. The distinction between MW and FW is not always simple, however, and the terms are routinely used interchangeably in practice.


Custom ui editor for microsoft office 2007. Understanding how to make dilutions is an essential skill for biologist. This skill is used, for example, in making solutions, diluting bacteria, diluting antibodies, etc. It is important to understand the following: - how to do the calculations to set up the dilution - how to do the dilution optimally - how to calculate the final dilution Click on the links on the left for the dilution tutorials. The purpose of these tutorials is to review these concepts and provided practice problems to review before coming to lab. Created by: Cecilia Yu '07 Maintained by: CarolAnn Paul Date Created: July 1, 2004 Last Modified: August 25, 2004 Page Expires: August 6, 2006.