Question

Bacteria colonies triple in size every 4 days. If you start with 150 bacteria micro organisms, how large would the colony be after 16 days

Answer 1

Growth of bacterial cultures is defined as an increase in the number of bacteria in a population rather than in the size of individual cells. The growth of a bacterial population occurs in a geometric or exponential manner: with each division cycle (generation), one cell gives rise to 2 cells, then 4 cells, then 8 cells, then 16, then 32, and so forth. The time required for the formation of a generation, the generation time (G), can be calculated from the following formula: