1 ml of microbial culture was diluted to 10ml and 1ml of diluted culture was further diluted by adding 99ml of buffer. 0.5 ml of final culture was plated on to an agar plate. Then, 200 colonies were observed. What was the number of bacteria per ml in the original culture?
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