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HCS114 Growth
Growth
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Period during which cells recover from stress and synthesize the components required for growth. | Lag phase |
| Cells which can grow at low temperatures - eg, below 10oC. | Psychrophiles. |
| Cells which grow low concentrations of oxygen - 2-10%. | Microaerophilic. |
| Growth rate of a culture which increases from 10,000 to 100,000 cells in 5 hours. | 1.53 |
| Cells which can grow in high concentrations of salts. | Halophiles. |
| Cells which can grow in the absence of oxygen but grow better in its presence. | Facultitive anaerobe. |