Summary Microbial Growth Notes - step by step equations and examples

microbial NOT
growth is random
-




-doubling/generation time -


population doubles


Nt = No
x 2n



·
Exponential growth phare AKA
logarithmic growth phase


24)
logNt
=

log(No =




log No log 2
= + * POWER RULE of
log
Log 2n
nlog2
=




logNt =


logNo
+
Hlog2
Solve for n




n
logNt -logNo
=




log2

logNt log No
= -




0 301
,




·
The growth ratio can be expressed as a constant


E Mean (k)
.
growth rate constant



k =
Y =


logNt-logNo EQUATION I


0, 301t



K =
/ Hour
c
generations

C- mean be determined from this
generation time can .

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