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David C. Newton

National Institute of Standards and TechnologyORCID 0000-0002-7537-4686Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Research Focus:benchmarking· 1 Organism:E. coli· 1 Assay:metagenomics· 1 Approach:statistical model· 1

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Measurement Quality Metrics to Improve Absolute Microbial Cell Counting

Kirsten H. Parratt, David C. Newton, Joy P. Dunkers, Jennifer N. Dootz, Monique E. Hunter, Alshae’ Logan-Jackson, L. Pierce, Sumona Sarkar, Stephanie L. Servetas, Nancy J. Lin

This paper develops and demonstrates modified quality metrics for microbial cell counting methods to improve accuracy and comparability across different techniques.

Frontiers in Microbiology · Aug 18, 2025Peer-reviewedMicrobiology