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. 1976 Oct;32(4):640–641. doi: 10.1128/aem.32.4.640-641.1976

Linear Transformation of Standard Curves for Yeast Turbidity

Philip B Bestic 1, Wilfred N Arnold 1
PMCID: PMC170321  PMID: 791127

Abstract

Within a very serviceable range, light extinction plotted against yeast concentration follows a rectangular hyperbola. A linear transformation, which facilitates the determination of yeast concentration, is described.

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