An estimate of cell density in milk, soil, etc., made by inoculating a culture plate with a suitably diluted sample and counting the number of colonies that appear.
Origin
Early 20th century; earliest use found in Journal of Hygiene.
Definition of plate count in US English:
plate count
noun
An estimate of cell density in milk, soil, etc., made by inoculating a culture plate with a suitably diluted sample and counting the number of colonies that appear.
Origin
Early 20th century; earliest use found in Journal of Hygiene.