Choose the correct sequence of stages of growth curve for bacteria

Options

A. lag, log, stationary, decline phase
B. lag, log, stationary phase
C. stationary, lag, log, decline phase
D. decline, lag, log phase

Answer

A

Explanation

When microbes are grown in a closed system or batch culture, the resulting growth curve has usually four phases :
(a) lag phase
(b) exponential (log phase)
(c ) stationary phase
(d) death phase