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Learn about different methods to measure bacterial growth rates, including Coulter Counter, Viable Plate Count, and more. Explore how bacteria divide during the exponential phase and how generation time is calculated.
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Growthcurve and different methods to quantitate bacterial growth
During the exponential phase each microorganism is dividing at constant intervals. Thus the population will double in number during a specific length of time called the generation time or doubling time.
The mean generation time(g) is the reciprocal of the mean growth rate constant. g=1/k