Microbial growth, environmental factors

Long-term persistence was shown in subsurface soils of intrinsically biodegradable compounds even when other environmental factors were not limiting for microbial growth. 

The actual number of cells or percentage of microbial population that will be killed by an absorbed radiation dose depends also on various factors such as the inherent resistance of the particular organism, the growth stage, as well as environmental factors such as tem-... 

Although each of the environmental factors can significantly affect the resulting microbial flora, sometimes a change in only one environmental factor is not enough to limit microbial growth. A combination of more than one factor such as pH and... 

The growth of microbial cells is affected by intracellular and environmental factors. The most important intracellular factor is the RNA content. Among the environmental factors are pH, temperature, reactor geometry, and rheological properties. 

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