1. 0.000
0.010
0.020
0.030
0.040
0.050
0.060
0 10 20 30 40 50 60
Specificgrowthrate(min-1)
Temperature °C
Affectof temperature on microbial growth in
temperature
Temperature °C Specificgrowth rate (min -1)
10 0.002
15 0.006
20 0.012
25 0.020
30 0.030
35 0.042
40 0.050
45 0.035
50 0.000
Temperature °C Colour Change
10 Blue
15 Blue-purple
20 Purple
25 Purple
30 Pink
35 Colourless
40 Colourless
45 Purple
50 Blue