Bacterial speed of growth and metabolism can offer answers to inoculum effect

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Source: Nova Southeastern University

Scientists have discovered that interactions between how fast bacteria grow and the amount of energy or metabolism bacteria have can explain the inoculum effect for multiple antibiotics and bacteria species. 

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