Mean generation time

Value 28.7 Min
Organism Bacteria Bacillus mycoides
Reference Herbert, D. 1961. The chemical composition of microorganisms as a function of their environment. Microbial reaction to environment : eleventh Symposium of the Society for General Microbiology held at the Royal Institution, London, April 1961. 391-416. p.404 2nd paragraph
Comments "The mean generation time of this organism was 28.7 min., but the median age was only 11 min.i.e. half of the organisms in a sample from such a culture would be less than 11 min. old."
Entered by Uri M
ID 109485