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Colony-forming unit

Known as: Colony Forming Unit, [CFU], colony forming unit (CFU) 
The minimum number of separable cells which is able to produce a detectable colony of progeny. Examples of CFU usage include, but are not limited to… 
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Highly Cited
2011
Highly Cited
2011
Release of antibiotic resistant bacteria and genes in the effluent and biosolids of five wastewater utilities in Michigan.
Highly Cited
2008
Highly Cited
2008
Multipotential human adipose‐derived stromal stem cells exhibit a perivascular phenotype in vitro and in vivo
Mesenchymal stem‐like cells identified in different tissues reside in a perivascular niche. In the present study, we investigated… 
Highly Cited
2004
Highly Cited
2004
Relationship of MIC and Bactericidal Activity to Efficacy of Vancomycin for Treatment of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Bacteremia
ABSTRACT We attempted to find a relationship between the microbiological properties of bloodstream isolates of methicillin… 
Highly Cited
2004
Highly Cited
2004
Multiple parameters for the comprehensive evaluation of the susceptibility of Escherichia coli to the silver ion
The susceptibility of Escherichia coli B to the antibacterial activity of silver ions was measured in terms of the initial… 
Highly Cited
2003
Highly Cited
2003
Multicenter Validation of the Analytical Accuracy of Salmonella PCR: towards an International Standard
ABSTRACT As part of a major international project for the validation and standardization of PCR for detection of five major food… 
Highly Cited
2001
Highly Cited
2001
Impedance measurements to study the antimicrobial activity of essential oils from Lamiaceae and Compositae.
Highly Cited
1998
Highly Cited
1998
Analysis of Escherichia coli O157:H7 Survival in Ovine or Bovine Manure and Manure Slurry
ABSTRACT Farm animal manure or manure slurry may disseminate, transmit, or propagate Escherichia coli O157:H7. In this study, the… 
Highly Cited
1997
Highly Cited
1997
Impact of BAL data on the therapy and outcome of ventilator-associated pneumonia.
STUDY OBJECTIVE To define the impact of BAL data on the selection of antibiotics and the outcomes of patients with ventilator… 
Highly Cited
1988
Highly Cited
1988
GRANULOCYTE-MACROPHAGE COLONY STIMULATING FACTOR EXPANDS THE CIRCULATING HAEMOPOIETIC PROGENITOR CELL COMPARTMENT IN MAN
Highly Cited
1988
Highly Cited
1988
In vitro sensitivity of clonogenic cells in resisting and relapsing patients with acute myelogenous leukaemia.
The evolution of in vitro bone marrow clonogenic leukaemic cells (CFU-L) drug sensitivity was studied in 23 patients with acute… 
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