Which of the following is an example of a metabolic activity that could be used to measure microbial growth?
A) glucose consumption
B) turbidity
C) MPN
D) standard plate count
E) direct microscopic count

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Glucose consumption is a measure of metabolic activity and can be used to measure microbial growth as it measures the utilization of a nutrient source by the microbes. Turbidity, MPN, standard plate count, and direct microscopic count are all measures of cell density or population size, not metabolic activity.

Which of the Following Is an Example of a Metabolic