Growth and Cell Division Binary fission No mitosis Multiple chromosomes Budding Yeasts and some bacteria Unequal partitioning of cytoplasm
Bacterial Growth Curve Lag phase Log phase Stationary phase Death phase
Physical Factors Affecting Bacterial Growth Temperature Psychrophiles Psychrotrophs Mesophiles Thermophiles Extreme thermophiles
Physical Factors Affecting Bacterial Growth - Oxygen Obligate aerobe Obligate anaerobe Microaerophile Facultative anaerobe Aerotolerant anaerobe
Physical Factors Affecting Bacterial Growth Hydrostatic pressure Osmotic pressure Radiation
Nutritional Factors Affecting Bacterial Growth Carbon source Nitrogen source Sulfur/ phosphorus Trace elements Vitamins Nutritional complexity
Culturing Bacteria - Streak Plates Streak plate method
Culturing Bacteria - Pour Plates Pour plate method
Culture Media Purposes Selective media Differential media Enrichment media Propagation media Types Defined Complex