As a Medical Laboratory Scientist you want to perform sub-culture (a method that transfers bacterial cells from previous culture to fresh growth medium) for the preparation of your antimicrobial susceptibility testing. Which of the 4 phases of the bacterial growth curve is the best time to perform sub-culture? a. Lag phase b. Log phase c. Plateau phase d. Death phase

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As a Medical Laboratory Scientist you want to
perform sub-culture (a method that transfers
bacterial cells from previous culture to fresh
growth medium) for the preparation of your
antimierobial susceptibility testing. Which of
the 4 phases of the bacterial growth curve is the
best time to perform sub-culture?
a. Lag phase
b. Log phase
c. Plateau phase
d. Death phase
Transcribed Image Text:As a Medical Laboratory Scientist you want to perform sub-culture (a method that transfers bacterial cells from previous culture to fresh growth medium) for the preparation of your antimierobial susceptibility testing. Which of the 4 phases of the bacterial growth curve is the best time to perform sub-culture? a. Lag phase b. Log phase c. Plateau phase d. Death phase
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