Table 1: 100-fold Serial Dilutions Results Dilution Agar Type Colonies Counted Conversion Factor Colonies/mL 10-3 Nutrient 800 x103 8.0x105 10-5 Nutrient 55 x105 5.5x106 10-7 Nutrient 2 x107 2.0x107 10-9 Nutrient 0 x109 0 10-3 Nutrient + TET 120 x103 1.2x105 10-5 Nutrient + TET 13 x105 1.3x106 10-7 Nutrient + TET 0 x107 0 10-9 Nutrient + TET 0 x109 0