Figure 1.

Extraction of growth variables. A) Extraction of the composite growth measure (density reached) at various time-points, T₁, T₂ and T₃, in absence of stress (A) and in presence of a compounds that impact on growth lag (B) growth rate (C) or growth efficiency (D). B) Extraction of growth variables. Growth rate is extracted as the slope in exponential phase converted into population doubling time (h), growth lag (h) is given by the intercept of the initial density and the slope, and growth efficiency (OD units) is calculated as the total change in density for cells having reached stationary phase. Detailed descriptions of growth variable extraction may be found in earlier publications [13,14].