Last updated on June 21st, 2021All organisms require an energy source to drive energy-consuming life processes. Energy can be tapped from light or chemicals (organic chemicals and inorganic chemicals). Organisms that can utilize radiant energy […]
Last updated on May 24th, 2021pH scale is used to express the acidity or alkalinity of a solution on which neutrality is pH 7. The pH scale extends from pH 0.0 to pH 14.0, and […]
Last updated on June 21st, 2021Microbes are loosely classified into several groups based on their preferred temperature ranges. Every organism has a range of permissive growth temperatures. Unlike pH or osmolarity, microbes cannot regulate their […]
Last updated on June 21st, 2021This bacterial growth curve reflects the events in bacterial population when they are grown in a closed system of microbial culture of fixed volume (i.e. batch culture). The typical growth […]
Last updated on June 21st, 2021Oxygen requirements of bacteria reflect the mechanism used by them, to satisfy their energy needs. On the basis of oxygen requirements, bacteria can be divided into the following different categories: Aerobes Aerobes grow […]
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