A bacterial culture which is growing under conditions that only allow for fermentation will grow at the same rate as a culture of the same species growing under conditions which allow for aerobic cellular respiration, all other conditions being identical.

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Aerobic cellular respiration generates significantly more ATP per glucose molecule than fermentation does, allowing for faster growth rates under aerobic conditions compared to anaerobic conditions (fermentation).

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