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A method is described for drawing up MPN tables restricted to results with a defined minimal probability and containing 95 and 99% confidence limits calculated on the basis of probability histograms. Tables for 3, 5 and 10 tubes, respectively, in three decimal dilutions and also a table for 5 tubes in the first dilution and 1 tube in two decimal dilutions are presented.
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de Man, J.C. The probability of most probable numbers. European J. Appl Microbiol. 1, 67–78 (1975). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01880621
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01880621