The Miles and Misra Method (or surface viable count) is a technique used in Microbiology to determine the number of colony forming units in a bacterial suspension or homogenate.
The technique was first described in 1938 by Miles, Misra and Irwin who at the time were working at the LSHTM.
[1] The Miles and Misra method has been shown to be precise.
[2] Materials Method Advantages