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UNIT 4
MICROBIAL GROWTH
For example:
i. Total protein levels, Sulfur and phosphorus level.
ii. Chlorophyll determinations can be used to measure
phototrophic protist and cyanobacterial populations.
iii. The quantity of ATP can be used to estimate the amount
of living microbial mass.
3. Determination of dry weight of cell
It can be used when cell population is in much higher
amount and dense in the culture.
In this method:
Assistant Professor
Dept. of Microbiology & Biotechnology
C. U. Shah Institute of Science