Nester's Microbiology: A Human Perspective
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Generation time is an important phenomenon to be studied in population biology. An average time taken between two consecutive generations in the lineages of a population is defined as generation time. It can predict the number of population after a particular time interval.
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Nester's Microbiology: A Human Perspective
Ch. 4 - Describe a detrimental and a beneficial effect of...Ch. 4 - Define a pure culture.Ch. 4 - Prob. 3SACh. 4 - Explain how the environment of a colony differs...Ch. 4 - Prob. 5SACh. 4 - Why would botulism be a concern with canned foods?Ch. 4 - Explain why O2-containing atmospheres kill some...Ch. 4 - Explain why photoautotrophs are primary producers.Ch. 4 - Distinguish between a selective medium and a...Ch. 4 - Prob. 10SA
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3. Cells are most sensitive to penicillin during...Ch. 4 - Which best describes the intestinal tract? a) An...Ch. 4 - E. coli, a facultative anaerobe, is grown for 24...Ch. 4 - The generation time of a bacterium was measured at...Ch. 4 - Which of the following is false? a)E. coli grows...Ch. 4 -
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