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Decimal serial dilutions of eight common bacterial species were prepared, and the detection times were determined by measuring the (14)CO(2) metabolized from the (14)C-labeled glucose substrate. The detection time was proportional to the logarithm of the initial inoculum, and high sensitivity, down to 1 colonyforming unit, was demonstrated.
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J.R. Waters (1972) studied this question.
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