a 1 ml sample of a bacterium culture at 37 celcius is taken and diluted to 10L.A 1 ml sample of the diluted culture is spead on a culture plte .10 minutes later another a ml sample is taken from the original culture diluted and spread inthe same way. the two plates are incubated for 24 hrs.the first sample exhibits 48 colonies and the second 72 colonies .if we assume that each colony originates with a single bacterium,what is the generation time(time required for doubling the population).kindly post your replies with full solution of the above questions.
Akshay Rathi , 12 Years ago
Grade 12
