Answer to Question #107022 in Microbiology for dao

Question

.Describe three hypotheses proposed to account for the decline in cell numbers during the death phase of a growth curve?

Answer 1

During the death phase of a growth curve decline in cell numbers happens due to:

1. Exhaustion of nutrients

2. Accumulation of toxic products: antibiotics, bacteriocin, exotoxin

3. Formation of convolution cell and sports for survival