PRESCOTT'S MICROBIOLOGY
PRESCOTT'S MICROBIOLOGY
11th Edition
ISBN: 2818440045677
Author: WILLEY
Publisher: MCG
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Chapter 21, Problem 3RC
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To determine: A list of environmental factors that influence microbial growth.

Introduction: The growth of microbes requires some specific conditions in which they can survive. The growth of a bacterial population shows occurs exponentially. The bacteria often divide by binary fission in which the division of parent cell gives rise to two daughter cells. For the continuous growth of bacteria, it requires a proper supply of nutrients, temperature, pH oxygen and more.

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