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SUBMITTER: Nai GA
PROVIDER: S-EPMC8374233 | biostudies-literature | 2021
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Nai Gisele Alborghetti GA Martelli Cesar Alberto TALAvera CAT Medina Denis Aloísio Lopes DAL Oliveira Mayla Silva Cayres de MSC Caldeira Isadora Delfino ID Henriques Bruno Carvalho BC Portelinha Maria Júlia Schadeck MJS Eller Lizziane Kretli Winkelstroter LKW Marques Mariângela Esther Alencar MEA
MethodsX 20210112
The gold standard for quantifying bacteria both in routine diagnostics and in research is plating followed by count of colony-forming units (CFU). But, manual CFU counting on plates is time-consuming and subjective. We evaluated fractal dimension as a new methodology for evaluating CFU. Twenty fragments of expanded polytetrafluoroethylene (ePTFE) synthetic vascular prosthesis and 20 silicone prostheses were embedded in bacterial suspensions and incubated. The prostheses were then sown in solid c ...[more]