Multiple choice

Which of the following bacteria is expected to have the least generation time in nutrient broth at its optimum temperature?

  1. E. coli

  2. Bacillus thermophilus

  3. S. aureus

  4. Bacillus mycoides

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Explanation

Generation time of E. coli is 17 minutes in nutrient broth at 37 degree centigrade. It is the least generation time of all the organisms given here.