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Table 1 Maximum specific growth rates μ max in pure and mixed culture

From: Species-specific viability analysis of Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Burkholderia cepacia and Staphylococcus aureus in mixed culture by flow cytometry

Species

Pure culture

Mixed culture

μmax(h−1)

Δt (h)

μmax(h−1)

Δt (h)

P. a.

0.88 ± 0.11

0 - 4

1.22 ± 0.05

0 - 6

B. c.

0.77 ± 0.02

0 - 6

0.86 ± 0.09

0 - 6

S. a.

1.08 ± 0.37

0 - 4

1.29 ± 0.31

0 - 4

  1. Parameters were determined for P. aeruginosa, B. cepacia and S. aureus by linear regression from loge cell concentrations during exponential growth phase; mean values ± standard deviation from three biological replicates.
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BMC Microbiology

ISSN: 1471-2180

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