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BACTERIAL GROWTH CURVE [1 record]

Record 1 2022-06-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Biotechnology
  • Microbiology and Parasitology
DEF

[A graph that represents] the number of live cells in a bacterial population over a period of time.

CONT

The bacterial growth curve can be divided into four major phases: lag phase, exponential or log (logarithmic) phase, stationary phase, and decline phase.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Biotechnologie
  • Microbiologie et parasitologie
DEF

[...] graphique représentant le développement d'une population de bactéries en fonction du temps.

CONT

Dans un milieu liquide, dont les constituants ne sont pas renouvelés, ensemencé avec des bactéries en fin de croissance, la courbe de croissance suit une cinétique générale caractéristique [...] comportant quatre phases : la phase de latence, la phase exponentielle, la phase stationnaire et enfin une phase de décroissance.

Spanish

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