Monday, August 23, 2010

How long does it take for bacteria to grow in chicken broth?

cuz i need to know pleeez answer if you know

How long does it take for bacteria to grow in chicken broth?
All bacteria have different growth rates. I will assume that you mean E.coli as they are the most common bacteria studied. E.coli cells divide every 20 minutes in chicken broth.





Bacterial growth can be visually monitored by turbidity (cloudiness) of the liquid broth. I'm not sure of an exact time to reach turbidity, but 24 hours is long enough to have turbidity, and still have actively dividing bacteria. (As the bacteria eat the broth, their growth slows down because they have less resources.)





I would go with 24 hours.
Reply:I would say immediately.


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