A Comparison of the Maximal Growth Rates of Various Bacteria under Optimal Conditions

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Abstract
48 bacterial species from various groups (21 genera) were grown under optimal conditions and the maximum growth rates computed; growth rates were also computed from data of other workers. Under the most favorable conditions different bacterial species show decided differences. In many cases, the growth rate is characteristic of the genus, and it seems permissible to speak of a genus as being rapidly growing, slow growing, or of a medium growth rate.