Microbiology: An Evolving Science (Fourth Edition)
Microbiology: An Evolving Science (Fourth Edition)
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ISBN: 9780393615098
Author: John W. Foster, Joan L. Slonczewski
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
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The doubling time of a bacteria that colonizes a plant root and become 10,000 in number starting from 1 in 120 hours.

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The time period in which the number of bacteria doubles is termed as the doubling time. The bacteria show an exponential growth pattern in batch culture. The stages involved are named as lag phase, log phase, stationary phase, and decline phase. The bacterial cell becomes adapted to the growth conditions in the lag phase while actual cell division takes place in the log phase.

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