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A Note on the Estimation of Microbial Growth Rates from Rates of Substrate Utilization
Author(s) -
TAN K. H.,
GILL C. O.
Publication year - 1981
Publication title -
journal of applied bacteriology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.889
H-Index - 156
eISSN - 1365-2672
pISSN - 0021-8847
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2672.1981.tb00912.x
Subject(s) - substrate (aquarium) , estimation , exponential growth , bacterial growth , constant (computer programming) , growth rate , exponential function , mathematics , biological system , environmental science , chemistry , econometrics , biology , computer science , ecology , economics , mathematical analysis , bacteria , geometry , genetics , management , programming language
A graphical method is described for estimation of the specific growth rates (μ) of microbial cultures during exponential growth under constant conditions from measurements of rates of substrate utilization or product formation.