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2.14 growth
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binary fission steps
cell grows
copy DNA
form septum
separate -
slime-encased structure that holds bacteria to surfaces
biofilm -
coat the biofilm in the slippery
exopolymer production -
where doubling time is measured in lab, fastest growth
exponential log phase -
late into exponential log phase
low on nutrients
high on waste
form endospores if possible
become environmentally resistant -
starvation response in growth curve
increase in pep crosslinking
DNA protection proteins to wait for conditions to improve -
temperature where bacteria grow fastest (warmer the faster)
optimum -
love less than 5.5 pH
acidophiles -
cell shrinkage from osmosis
plasmolosis -
requires a lot of growth factors
fastidious
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