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What is confluent growth?

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A continuous bacterial growth covering all or part of the filtration area of a membrane filter in which the bacteria colonies are not discrete.

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Confluent growth is the excessive and continuous growth of bacteria in a given sample. This makes it difficult to differentiate between certain types of bacteria.

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