Which is correct regarding the rate of microbial death?
A)cells die at increasingly greater rates
B)only older cells die in a culture
C)cells in a culture die at a constant rate
D)upon contact with the control agent, all cells die at one time
E)cells become metabolically inactive but are never killed

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In a culture, cells die at a constant rate as the control agent continuously affects the cells. This is typically seen in logarithmic or exponential death curves, where a constant percentage of cells die per unit of time.

Which Is Correct Regarding the Rate of Microbial Death