These experiments showed that the TB bacterium doesn’t follow expected patterns of cell growth. In other bacterial species, growth is exponential, which means cells grow slower when they are ...

To calculate the number of bacteria at the end of the growth period, you can use this equation. Key fact \(\text{Bacteria~at~the~beginning~of~the~growth~period} \times {2}^\text{number~of~divisions}\) ...

This encourages growth of the culture without growing human pathogens which thrive at body temperature (37°C). For safety reasons, plates and equipment should be sterilised after use. Bacteria ...

A new study from the National Centre for Biological Sciences (NCBS) has shed light on how three-dimensional (3D) environments influence bacterial growth and survival. By creating 3D models that ...