title: Revisiting with a relative-density calibration approach the determination of growth rates of microorganisms by use of optical density data from liquid cultures.
abstract: To solve the problems of measuring the growth rates of microorganisms from optical density (OD)-growth time plots, we used relative-density (RD) plots. The relationship of OD and RD was built from the diluted grown cultures. This method was satisfactorily applied to study the growth of Escherichia coli and the cyanobacterium Anabaena spiroides.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, General Cathay Hospital, Sijhih, Taiwan.
authors.forename: Hsiu-Li
authors.initials: HL
authors.lastname: Lin
authors.forename: Chien-Chung
authors.initials: CC
authors.lastname: Lin
authors.forename: Yi-Jen
authors.initials: YJ
authors.lastname: Lin
authors.forename: Hsiu-Chen
authors.initials: HC
authors.lastname: Lin
authors.forename: Chwen-Ming
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Shih
authors.forename: Chi-Rong
authors.initials: CR
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Rong-Nan
authors.initials: RN
authors.lastname: Huang
authors.forename: Tai-Chih
authors.initials: TC
authors.lastname: Kuo
mesh_terms: D017033:Anabaena / Q000254:growth & development*; D001431:Bacteriological Techniques / Q000379:methods*; D004926:Escherichia coli / Q000254:growth & development*; D009391:Nephelometry and Turbidimetry / Q000379:methods* / Q000592:standards*; D013997:Time Factors