Before revision: It is well known that population sizes increase exponentially during balanced growth . Concomitantly, at the single-cell level, the sizes of individual cells themselves increase exponentially; the single-cell exponential growth-rate also determines the statistics of cell size and cell division time distributions. Seeking an integrated perspective of microbial growth dynamics under balanced conditions, we formulate a theoretical framework that takes into account observables at both single-cell and population scales.
After revision: It is well known that population sizes increase exponentially during balanced growth . Concomitantly, at the single-cell level, the sizes of individual cells reflected in smooth deterministic growth of population numbers? We provide an integrated, multiscale perspective of microbial growth dynamics under balanced conditions, we formulate a theoretical framework that takes into account observables at both single-cell and population scales.