Microbial Growth and Its Control - Quantitative Aspects of Microbial Growth

3 important questions on Microbial Growth and Its Control - Quantitative Aspects of Microbial Growth

What is the generation time dependent on?

  • Species
  • Growth medium
  • Incubation conditions

Do prokaryotic or eukaryotic have shorter generation times?


Most prokaryotic microbes have shorter generation times than eukaryotic microbes.

What is the (mathematical) relationship between the initial number of cells present in a culture and the number of cells present after a period of exponential growth?

N=N0*2^n

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