A medium was inoculated with 5 × 106 cells/ml of Escherichia coli cells. Following a 1-h lag, the population grew exponentially for 5 h, after which the population was 5.4 × 109 cells/ml. Calculate g and k for this growth experiment.
To calculate:
The generation time (g) and instantaneous growth rate constant (k) for the given growth experiment should be calculated.
Concept introduction:
The generation time is the specified time that requires to divide the cell into two. The bacteria reproduce by binary fission or cell division. The generation time depends on the environmental conditions such temperature, nutrients and pH and also it varies from one organism to the other organisms.
Explanation of Solution
The generation time (g) and instantaneous growth rate constant (k) for the given growth experiment is calculated below;
The generation time (g) and instantaneous growth rate constant (k) for the given growth experiment is calculated.
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