%0 Journal Article %A Slack, Mary P. E. %A Wheldon, D. B. %T A Simple and Safe Volumetric Alternative to the Method of Miles, Misra and Irwin for Counting Viable Bacteria %D 1978 %J Journal of Medical Microbiology, %V 11 %N 4 %P 541-545 %@ 1473-5644 %R https://doi.org/10.1099/00222615-11-4-541 %I Microbiology Society, %X SUMMARY A rapid and simple method for counting viable bacteria is described. The technique involves the use of a semi-automatic micropipette and disposable glass-capillary tubes. Viable counts obtained by this method were not significantly different from those obtained by the Miles, Misra and Irwin method or by a pour-plate method. The micropipette procedure is less hazardous than techniques involving the use of calibrated dropping pipettes. %U https://www.microbiologyresearch.org/content/journal/jmm/10.1099/00222615-11-4-541