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Article: Colony and Colony Formation
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- World of Microbiology and Immunology
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Colony and colony formation
A colony is population of a single type of microorganism that is growing on a solid or semi-solid surface.
Bacteria
,
yeast
,
fungi
, and molds are capable of forming colonies. Indeed, when a surface is available, these microbes prefer the colonial mode of growth rather than remaining in solution.
On a colonized solid surface, such as the various growth media used to
culture microorganisms
, each colony arises from a single microorganism. The cell that initially adheres to the surface divides to form a daughter cell. Both cells subsequently undergo another round of growth and division. This cycle is continually repeated. After sufficient time, the ...