A dynamic regression analysis tool for quantitative assessment of bacterial growth written in Python.

Abstract:

:Herein, an open-source method to generate quantitative bacterial growth data from high-throughput microplate assays is described. The bacterial lag time, maximum specific growth rate, doubling time and delta OD are reported. Our method was validated by carbohydrate utilization of lactobacilli, and visual inspection revealed 94% of regressions were deemed excellent.

journal_name

J Microbiol Methods

authors

Hoeflinger JL,Hoeflinger DE,Miller MJ

doi

10.1016/j.mimet.2016.11.015

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

2017-01-01 00:00:00

pages

83-85

eissn

0167-7012

issn

1872-8359

pii

S0167-7012(16)30332-3

journal_volume

132

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