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Enhanced Reproducibility and Precision of High-Throughput Quantification of Bacterial Growth Data Using a Microplate Reader
Published on: July 27, 2022
Bacterial Growth Curve Measurements with a Multimode Microplate Reader
Ariel T Rogers1, Kaitlin R Bullard1, Akash C Dod1
1Department of Physics, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR, USA.
Abstract:
Bacterial studies based on growth curves are common in microbiology and related fields. Compared to the standard photometer and cuvette based protocols, bacterial growth curve measurements with microplate readers provide better temporal resolution, higher efficiency, and are less laborious, while analysis and interpretation of the microplate-based measurements are less straightforward. Recently, we developed a new analysis method for evaluating bacterial growth with microplate readers based on time derivatives. Here, we describe a detailed protocol for this development and provide the homemade program for the new analysis method.
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