A microbiologist is studying the growth of a particular strain of bacteria to determine when it will transition from exponential growth to stationary phase and from stationary phase to death phase.Which of the following methods of measuring microbial growth would be best for this purpose?

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Viable plate count is the best method for determining the transition between growth phases because it measures the number of living cells, allowing the microbiologist to observe when growth slows (stationary phase) and when cell death begins (death phase).

A Microbiologist Is Studying the Growth of a Particular Strain