ColonyDoc-It Imaging Station
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Spiral Plate Counting
To perform a spiral plate count
click onto the
Spiral
checkbox
and then select
Start Colony
Count.
Next, select from the
Automated
Count, Manual Count
or
User
Defined Template Count
.
NOTE:
If using the software for
the first time, no templates are
created and the
User Defined
Template Count
option appears
grey. To create a template, first
proceed through the
Manual
Count
functions to store settings.
Additional instruction on
performing an
Automated Count
,
Manual Count
, or
Template
Count
is listed in detail in this
manual.
After performing a count, a
Spiral Plate Analysis
window
will appear along with a green
grid over the counted image.
To change the overlay grid size,
move the
Overlay Size
slider bar
to the left (to decrease the grid
size) or to the right (to increase
the grid size).
To calculate the SPLC/mL, type
in or use the up or down arrows
in the
Total volume deposited
box provided. The calculated
amount will appear immediately
below the
Calculate SPLC/mL
button.
First click
onto
Spiral
Second click onto
Start Colony Count