log phase
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log phase
That portion of the bacterial growth curve at which bacteria are reproducing at an exponential rate.
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log phase
the exponential phase of growth in a bacterial culture. Plotting the log of the number of cells against time gives a straight line. See LOGARITHMIC SCALE and Fig. 213 .Collins Dictionary of Biology, 3rd ed. © W. G. Hale, V. A. Saunders, J. P. Margham 2005