diauxic growth
diauxic growth
[dī′ȯk‚sik ′grōth] (microbiology)
The diphasic response of a culture of microorganisms based on a phenotypic adaptation to the addition of a second substrate; characterized by a growth phase followed by a lag after which growth is resumed.
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