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John Yee, Louis Broekhoven, Patrick Colgan, and Rudolf Harmsen; Determination of Maximal Growth Rate Using Continuous Culture. J.Protozool. 28(2):146-148, 1981

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Study of microorganism growth kinetics requires measurement of maximal specific growth rate. Standard methods of measurement -batch, semicontinuous and continuous steady state- have sources of imprecision that can be substantially reduced by a modification of the continuous steady-state method. Data are presented, using the ciliate Tetrahymena pyriformis, that indicate that the theoretical foundation of the new method is firm and that precision can be increased.