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Glossary

# Bioburden

Bioburden is the number of viable microorganisms present on or in a material before sterilisation. It is measured by culturing samples and counting colony-forming units. Monitoring bioburden helps control contamination during manufacturing and handling of materials such as peptide solutions and laboratory reagents.

Source: [en.wikipedia.org](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bioburden)

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