You inoculate a TSB broth with E. coli and incubate at 37C. How many bacterial cells are in the culture after 2 hours (generation time of 20 minutes in log phase)? Assume that the inoculum consisted of 1000 cells, and that cells were in log phase for the entire 2 hours.
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Step 1: Identify the given information: - Initial number of cells ($$N_0$$) = 1000 cells - Incubation time (t) = 2 hours - Generation time (g) = 20 minutes - The cells are in log phase for the entire 2 hours. Show more…
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