Table II
Growth Delay at Various Initial OD
Initial OD
600
Percentage to OD = 0.3 (%)
Length of Growth Delay (h)
S. epidermidis
E. coli
B. atrophaeus
, spore
0.225
75
0.47
0.15
0.10
0.15
50
0.77
0.57
0.72
0.075
25
1.57
0.90
0.87
0.03
10
2.50
1.73
1.48