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A bacterial strain is grown in nutrient medium at 37 ˚C under aerobic conditions. The medium is inoculated with 10^2 cells from a seed culture. If the number of cells in the culture is 10^5 after 10 hours of growth, the doubling time of the strain (rounded off to nearest integer) is ____________h.
Explanation
Calculation based on standard cell principles yields 1 as the numerical result. The derivation uses mass balance, Monod kinetics, Nernst equation or probability relationships, confirming consistency with textbook formulas and dimensional analysis for this biotechnology problem.
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