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A microbiologist was studying a particular Baculovirus and routinely grew this v

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Question

A microbiologist was studying a particular Baculovirus and routinely grew this virus in Sf21 cells. He had a stock suspension of this virus which he had previously determined to contain 6.2 x 108plaque-forming units per ml. In a particular experiment one day, he removed 100 microliters from his Baculovirus stock solution and diluted this into 9.9 ml diluent. He then removed a 20 microliter aliquot from this dilution tube and added it to a well with Sf21 cells.

The dose of virions that the Sf21 culture received was...

Explanation / Answer

Dilution was made from 100 microlitre ( 0.1 ml) to 9.9 ml , which will in total account to 100 times dilution of the stock solution.

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