NESTER'S MICROBIOLOGY-ACCESS
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Chapter 4, Problem 2CT
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The change in the curve, which would appear if nutrient availability were increased.
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The figure below represents the growth curve plotted on a nonlogarithmic scale:
Introduction:
The growth curve of a cell is characterized by five distinct stages, including lag, exponential or log, stationary, death phase, and phase of prolonged decline. The growth curve is a graphical representation, which depicts how much amount of a cell increases or decreases over time.
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