The Latent Phase in the Viral Growth Curve and the Lag

question 40

True/False

The latent phase in the viral growth curve and the lag phase of the bacterial growth curve are equivalent and represent the time it takes for the virus or bacterium to adapt to the culture conditions and begin growing.

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