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GATE XL · 2025 · XL-S

Question 70: Microbial Growth

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A penicillin sensitive Escherichia coli population is exposed to a lethal dose (200 μg/ml) of penicillin. Assuming density-independent mortality, which one of the following relationships would describe the number of surviving bacteria (N) over time (T)?
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GATE XL 2025 · Paper 1

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