Prescott's Microbiology
Prescott's Microbiology
11th Edition
ISBN: 9781260211887
Author: WILLEY, Sandman, Wood
Publisher: McGraw Hill
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To list: The environmental factors that affect microbial growth.

Introduction: Different kinds of organisms require different conditions for their growth. The microorganisms are the organisms that are believed to grow even in the extreme environmental conditions where no other organisms can exist.

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There are various environmental factors that affect the rate of the growth of microorganisms. Such factors are pH, temperature, solute concentration and water activity, concentration of oxygen, pressure, and radiation.

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