Growth of microbial populations: Mathematical modeling, laboratory exercises, and model-based data analysis

Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Education

Volumn 34, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 417-422

  Juška, Alfonsas ^a   Gedminiene, Genovaite ^a   Ivanec, Ruta ^a  

^a VILNIUS GEDIMINAS TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (Lithuania)

Author keywords

Generation time; Growth rate; Lag time; Logistic equation; Verhulst equation

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CALCULATION; CURRICULUM; DATA ANALYSIS; DYNAMICS; EDUCATION PROGRAM; ENZYME KINETICS; GROWTH RATE; HUMAN; MASS; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MICROBIAL GROWTH; MICROBIAL POPULATION DYNAMICS; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; NONHUMAN; OPTICAL DENSITY; POPULATION SIZE; PROBABILITY; TEACHING;

EID: 33845258541     PISSN: 14708175     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bmb.2006.494034062669     Document Type: Article

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