Question: what is the difference between aerobic plate count and total plate count?
Answer: It is also called the aerobic colony count, standard plate count, Mesophilic count or Total Plate Count. ... It is not a measure of the entire bacterial population; it is a generic test for organisms that grow aerobically at mesophilic temperatures (25 to 40°C; 77 to 104°F). APC does not differentiate types of bacteria.