Enumeration of micro-organisms During the practical training session the three main approaches were covered. In this announcement you will find 3 files attached: o Growth_curve_Data_Raw data This contains the raw data, without any processing o Growth_curve_Data_Data_processing steps There are various approaches to process the data in Excel This file shows a few of the approaches. Based on you familiarity with Excel, you may adapt this file for future purposes o Growth_curve_Data_for graphs This file contains the data for report writing The graphs can be created from these datasets NB: Please visit Method Bank; Fundamentals; Enumeration: Generating graphs from data Report requirements: o Your report should contain the following Introduction Use this section to introduce why enumeration is done, in the context of growth curves Critically, yet concisely compare the three approaches, highlighting the respective advantages and disadvantages to each approach. Supply a brief introduction to the bacterial growth curve What potential value do growth curves and the growth kinetics that can be obtained from it have? Results Add your data to the report, remember to describe before you discuss Suggestion o To make comparison between plate counts and direct microscopic count easier, consider putting them on the same chart o Spectrophotometry can be graphed separately Discussion Critically discuss your obtained results Remember to relate it to the theoretical foundation in the introduction Do the results match up to what is expected from theory