Which one is characteristic of the exponential (log) growth phase?
a. High resistance to cell-wall antibiotics
b. Low oxygen consumption
c. Synchronous division
d. Unbalanced growth
e. Viable count is close to total count.
Gauri Answered question August 14, 2024
E) Viable count is close to total count
During the exponential phase, the population of bacteria is actively dividing, and most cells are healthy and metabolically active, resulting in a viable count that closely matches the total count.
Other options provided may apply to different growth phases or conditions but are not characteristic of the exponential growth phase.
Gauri Answered question August 14, 2024