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A rapid method for the determination of microbial biomass by dry weight using a moisture analyser with an infrared heating source and an analytical balance

Aims:  Microbial biomass is an important biotechnological parameter. The traditional method for its determination involves an oven‐drying step and equilibration to room temperature before weighing, and it is tedious and time consuming. This work studied the utilisation of a moisture analyser consisting of an efficient infrared‐heating module and an analytical balance for the determination of microbial biomass by dry weight.