BIO307: Microbiology

3.1: Bacterial Growth

• 3.1.1: Growth and Nutrition Requirements

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    Read this this chapter to learn about the requirements necessary for bacterial growth. Be sure to read each of the subsequent pages in the chapter.
    

• 3.1.2: Generation Time

  • Community College of Baltimore County: Gary Kaiser's "Bacterial Growth and Microbial Metabolism" URL

    Read this lecture about the concept of generation time. Test your knowledge with the short quiz at the bottom of the page.
    

• 3.1.3: Bacterial Growth

  • Kenneth Todar's "Online Textbook of Bacteriology: The Growth of Bacterial Populations" URL

    This chapter provides an overview of bacterial growth. Be sure to read the rest of the chapter by clicking "Chapter Continued" at the bottom of each page. 
    

• 3.1.4: Estimation Methods for Population

  • Dr. Harold Eddleman's "How to Count Bacteria" URL

    Read this article to review the different ways bacteria can be counted.
    

• 3.1.5: Growth Control

  • University of Wisconsin-Madison: Kenneth Todar's "The Control of Microbial Growth" URL

    Read this page and the following two pages. These pages discuss general microbial growth techniques: sterilization and employing physical and chemical agents. In Unit 1, you learned about the history of antimicrobial techniques, including the independent observations of Semmelweis and Nightingale.
    

• 3.1.6: Microbial Resistance

  • University of Wisconsin-Madison: Kenneth Todar's "Bacterial Resistance to Antibiotics" URL

    Read this page.

  • Community College of Baltimore County: Dr. Gary E. Kaiser's "Lab 4: Enumeration of Microorganisms” URL