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Page 55 (Growth, Survival, and Death of Microorganisms)
Page 55 (Growth, Survival, and Death of Microorganisms)
of Microorganisms
Survival of the Microorganisms in the Natural
Environment
• Population of microorganisms
roughly remains constant
- growth
- death
• Survival of a microbial group is
influenced by:
- competition for survival
- microbiota
The Meaning of Growth
• Growth
- the orderly increase in the sum of all components of an organism
• Microbial Concentrations
- can be measured in terms of: