The curves reported here reflect the growth
characteristics of heterogeneous populations of
several organisms, suspended in the reported
diluents, grown on BAK medium at 37 C after
anaerobiosis was established by the GasPak
reaction. Changing any of these or other variables
could well lead to changes in the growth
curves. To define the growth phases of organisms
to be studied, the curves must be determined
for each set of experimental conditions.
The principles, general characteristics of the
curves, and the methodology described in this
report could be employed to determine the
growth curves of other organisms on different
solid media.