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Bacteria
Small single-celled organisms without a nucleus, found almost everywhere on Earth. Most bacteria in the human body are harmless, and some are helpful.
Bacterial growth
In a closed culture, bacteria pass through lag, exponential, stationary and death phases.Source: Monod, 1949
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Monod J (1949). Annual Review of Microbiology 3:371-394.
Described bacterial growth phases and the saturating dependence of growth rate on nutrient concentration.
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