A single cell of bacteria reproduces through a process called binary fission
Chapter 12, Problem 79(choose chapter or problem)
A single cell of bacteria reproduces through a process called binary fission. Escherichia coli cells divide into two every 20 minutes. Suppose the same rate of division is maintained for 12 hours after the original cell enters the body. How many E. coli bacteria cells would be in the body 12 hours later? Suppose there is an infinite nutrient source so that the E. coli bacteria maintain the same rate of division for 48 hours after the original cell enters the body. How many E. coli bacteria cells would be in the body 48 hours later?
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