Microbial Growth Kinetics
Y is growth yield of bacterial mass per mass unit of oxidized N. Lag phase microbes are adjusting to the new substrate food source Region 2 Exponential growth phase microbes have acclimated to the conditions Region 3 Stationary phase limiting substrate or electron acceptor limits the growth rate Region 4 Decay phase substrate supply has been exhausted e. Bacterial Generation Time Generation Time Microbiology Microbial Life Cells grow until some component is exhausted or until the environment changes so as to inhibit growth. Microbial growth kinetics . 24 MEASUREMENT AND KINETICS OF MICROBIAL GROWTH Microbial growth is described as an orderly increase in all chemical components in the presence of suitable medium and the culture environment. Microbial Growth in Batch Region 1. After predetermined times the optical density a measure of. To evaluate the bacterial growth kinetics in the liquid medium of E. However as exponential growth phase begins it is possible to measure dXd...