Q. Choose the correct sequence of stages of growth curve for bacteria
A) Lag, log, stationary, decline phase
B) Lag, log, stationary phase
C) Stationary, lag, log, decline phase
D) Decline, lag, log phase
Explanation
When microbes are grown in a closed system or batch culture, the resulting growth curve has usually four phases : lag phase, exponential (log phase), stationary phase and death phase.
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