TABLE 2.
Effect of the time spent in carbon-limited stationary phase on the lengths of lag phases of recovering cultures of M. smegmatis.
| Time spent in stationary phase (days) | Length of lag phase upon recovery (h)a in:
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Minimal medium | Lab-lemco medium | |
| 0–2 | ≤4 | ≤4 |
| 2–7 | Increase to 10–15 | Increase to 5–10 |
| 7–20 | 10–15 | 5–10 |
| 20–250 | 20–25 | approx 17 |
a
Recovery in minimal medium was examined for 10 different cultures; recovery in Lab-lemco medium was examined for 6 cultures. Lag phases showed trends that could be roughly grouped in four time periods.