A phagehunter performs a full plate titer using standard techniques (100 ul of each dilution added to 250 ul of Gordonia terrae cells) of a lysate obtained from an optimum webbed plate experiment. The phagehunter counts 72 plaques on the 10-7 dilution plate. Which of the following scenarios is the best choice for the phagehunter to do next?

A phagehunter performs a full plate titer using standard techniques (100 ul of each dilution added to 250 ul of Gordonia terrae cells) of a lysate obtained from an optimum webbed plate experiment. The phagehunter counts 72 plaques on the 10-7 dilution plate. Which of the following scenarios is the best choice for the phagehunter to do next?

Basic Clinical Laboratory Techniques 6E

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Chapter4: Basic Immunology And Immunohematology

Section4.3: Tests For Rheumatoid Factors

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