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Temporal variations in the different morphological forms observed during growth of the pleomorphicHyphomicrobium T37 have been quantified by the use of a “Population Index” (P i). This index relates the “Cell Number” (CN) in each “Colony-Forming Unit” (CFU) to the total number of CFU's at any particular time. Such measurements have proved of value in explaining the nature of an observed pseudo-log phase in swarmer-inoculated cultures and of a discontinuity in the log phase of growth.
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Bauld, J., Marshall, K.C. Quantitative description of morphological changes during growth of a pleomorphic budding bacterium. Antonie van Leeuwenhoek 37, 401–407 (1971). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02218510
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