Bacterial Growth and Division
The growth and division of bacteria is the basis of the increase of bacterial colonies in the laboratory, such as colony formation on agar in a liquid growth medium, in n...
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Synchronous Growth
Synchronous growth is the growth of bacteria such that all the bacteria are at the same stage in their growth cycle (e.g., exponential phase, stationary phase). Because the same cel...
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Viable but Nonculturable Bacteria
Viable but nonculturable bacteria are bacteria that are alive, but which are not growing or dividing. Their metabolic activity is almost nonexistent.
This state was r...
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When it comes to motivating people to wash their produce before eating it, visuals seem to help.Potatoes, for instance. No food safety argument is needed when dirt is that easy to see and feel. But...
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Adam Zaretsky once spent 48 hours playing Engelbert Humperdincks's "Greatest Hits" to a dish of E.coli bacteria to determine whether vibrations or sounds influenced bacterial growth. Watching the b...
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Adam Zaretsky once spent 48 hours playing Engelbert Humperdincks's "Greatest Hits" to a dish of E.coli bacteria to determine whether vibrations or sounds influenced bacterial growth. Watching the b...
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Some revolutions are violent and disruptive. Some revolutions are quiet and consistent. Process analytical technology (PAT) is certainly disruptive, but its adoption has been quiet and relegated to...
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Bacterial Growth and Division
Wash your bananas (and other lessons in cleaning produce)
