Microbiology with Diseases by Taxonomy (5th Edition)
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ISBN: 9780134019192
Author: Robert W. Bauman Ph.D.
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 6, Problem 15CT
Examine the graph in Figure 6.3. Note that the growth rate increases slowly until the optimum is reached and then declines steeply at higher temperatures. In other words, organisms tolerate a wider range of temperatures below their optimal temperature than they do above the optimum. Explain this observation.
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Microbiology with Diseases by Taxonomy (5th Edition)
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