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Optical Density is used as a measurement of the amount of bacteria growing in the culture medium The more bacteria the cloudier the mixture and the higher the OD

When the bacteria is multiplying

Stationary phase

Replicative phase

Lag phase

Amount of bacteria in culture

When replication stops  due to overcrowding and they start to manufacture products

Time for the bacteria to “wake up"

BacLyte reduces lag phase

With BacLyte added to culture

Wakes up bacteria sooner

Stationary phase occurs at a HIGHER OD

⦿ More bacteria in culture  ⦿ More product produced

Time for the bacteria to "Wake Up!"

Increases  rate of  replication

When the bacteria is Multiplying

End result = Production of product starts sooner

Increase yield of product

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