Multiple choice

Upon further incubation, what will be the time taken to reach to 108 number of cells?

Directions: An egg omelet was left open at 37° C. 1000 cells of a particular species of bacterium contaminated the omelet. After 5 hours, the number of cells found was 1,00,000.

  1. 7 hrs

  2. 7.30 hrs

  3. 7.50 hrs

  4. 8 hrs

  5. 8.30 hrs
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C Correct answer
Explanation

7.50 hrs t = 45.45x3.3 log108 /105 = 7.50 hrs.

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