Describe the Microbial growth.
Lag phase - flat
Exponential phase(log)- pasaka
Stationary pahse - top flat
Death pahse - pa ubos
True or false.
Refers to an decrease in cell number, and increase in cell size
False.
Reproduction of bacteria
Binary fission
Physical factors affecting growth
-pH
-temperature
-Radiation
-osmotic pressure
-Salinity
Chemical factors affecting growth
-O2
- carbon
-Nitrogen
-Phosphorus
Group of microbes based on temperature requirement.
-Psychrophiles or Cryophiles
-Mesophiles
- Thermophiles
-Hyperthermophiles
Capable of growth at 50 degree Celsius or higher.
Thermophiles
Growth between 80-113 degree Celsius .
Hyperthermophiles
Growth and reproduction from -20-10 degree Celsius