Bacteria

[Bill Ding]

Factors which affect bacterial growth.

[pi]

Things like temperature, nutrients in the environment, pH, presence of immune cells, use of antibiotics, etc. There are many more, google it

[Russ]

Off the top of my head:

Availability of and competition for nutrients, presence of toxic compounds, total number of bacteria present in the colony, temperature and pH of environment, presence or absence of oxygen (depending on bacteria), genetic mutations or plasmids that affect molecules important for growth

[Bill Ding]

Thanks guys