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High-throughput measurements of microbial growth rates have been made possible by using microtiter plate readers to measure the growth of cultures in the wells of microtiter plates. It is not necessary to use a very sophisticated or expensive plate reader… Read More ›
Failing to understand the difference between linear and exponential time can undermine your research. by Dr. Barry Hall Over the last decade high-throughput measurements of bacterial growth rates by using microtiter plate readers has become increasingly common. Indeed, some plate… Read More ›
In an effort to ensure that labs and technicians have the latest information on Growth Rates and how to analyze the data that is delivered by high-throughput microtiter plate readers, we launched a new YouTube channel, with a series of… Read More ›
Dr. Barry Hall Many microbiology methods begin with an overnight culture, but few discuss how to prepare a reliable overnight culture. Typically, an overnight culture is started by inoculating a single colony into rich broth medium and shaking the culture… Read More ›
We are pleased to announce the release of version 5.1 of our flagship software GrowthRates. Version 5.1 includes one new feature and two bug fixes: New Feature The .summary output file now marks any well in which the correlation coefficient R… Read More ›
Whatever the role of microorganisms at your institution, it is essential to know their growth parameters, especially the specific growth rate under the relevant conditions. Over the last decade microtiter plate readers have been introduced as a high-throughput tool for simultaneously… Read More ›
We are excited to announce to release of GrowthRates 5.0 today with enhanced functionality and support for more plate reader formats!
Read a Short Summary of the Paper and Program that Has Been Cited in More than 300 Published Papers As a professional microbiologist you understand the importance of accurately measuring the growth rates of the organisms you work with. The… Read More ›