10. Ten cm2 of a tabletop surface was swabbed with a moistened sterile cotton swab, and the swab was suspended in 2 ml of sterile water and vortexed to suspend swabbed bacteria. 10 ?l of this suspension was added to 9.99 ml of a buffer, and a 20 ? l aliquot was plated. Following incubation, 106 colonies appeared. How many CFU of bacteria cm-2 were present on the sampled surface? Please show work in detail with all steps.
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