Colony Forming Unit

GPTKB entity

Statements (32)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Biological concept
gptkbp:abbreviation gptkb:CFU
gptkbp:appliesTo gptkb:Fungi
gptkb:yeast
gptkb:Bacteria
gptkbp:defines A unit used to estimate the number of viable microorganisms in a sample
gptkbp:expressedIn CFU per mL
CFU per gram
CFU per plate
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Colony Forming Unit
gptkbp:measures Microorganisms
Colony count
Plating method
Viable cells
gptkbp:notEqualTo Total cell count
gptkbp:quantifiedBy Counting colonies on a plate
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Most_Probable_Number_(MPN)
Agar plate
Cell culture
Microbial enumeration
Microbial load
Serial dilution
Viability assay
Viable count
gptkbp:usedFor Environmental monitoring
Water quality testing
Food safety testing
Pharmaceutical testing
gptkbp:usedIn gptkb:Cell_biology
Microbiology
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:CFU
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7