There are two methods available for bacterial count.
1. Standard plate count.
2. Analysis by Spectrophotometer.
In both methods SPC is most suitable method because it count only live bacterial cells.
Apart from both, any other method is available which is as best as Standard Plate Count?
http://fire.biol.wwu.edu/brodham/biol346_S07/labman_week4.pdf
Determination of cell numbers can be accomplished by a number of direct or indirect methods. The methods include standard plate counts, turbidimetric measurements, visual comparison of turbidity with a known standard, direct microscopic counts, cell mass determination, and measurement of cellular activity.
You could use Live/Dead BacLight kit that allows for the measurement of viable and non viable cells via fluorescence. Depending on the microbe you are using this works quite well.
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