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colony-forming unit

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colony-forming unit

Summary

colony-forming unit is an unit of measurement[1]. It draws 857 Wikipedia views per month (unit_of_measurement category, ranking #23 of 115).[2]

Key Facts

  • colony-forming unit's instance of is recorded as unit of measurement[3].
  • colony-forming unit is part of microbiology[4].
  • colony-forming unit's unit symbol is recorded as CFU[5].

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Definition and Type

colony-forming unit's instance of is recorded as unit of measurement[3].

Use and Application

colony-forming unit is part of microbiology[4].

Why It Matters

colony-forming unit draws 857 Wikipedia views per month (unit_of_measurement category, ranking #23 of 115).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[6] It is known by 32 alternative names across languages and contexts.[7]

Related Entities

microbiology

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [6] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [7] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 13d ago · عُثمان · 2026-09-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → —
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    Part of → microbiology
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    + 2 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P3328]]: colony_forming_unit, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/14007532|colony forming unit (#14007532)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/281|Wur"
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