Prescott's Microbiology
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Author: Joanne Willey, Linda Sherwood Adjunt Professor Lecturer, Christopher J. Woolverton Professor
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 7.8, Problem 2RIA
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The microbial growth can be measured by using many methods. The measurement of the microbial growth can determine the generation time of the cell in cell division and amount of viable cell present in a culture. The microbial growth can be measured by direct and viable counting methods.
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