Level 3: Cohort 10

Hi Darren... Regarding today's Micro exam, there was a question regarding the bacterial growth equation.

It was laid out in several parts, and it read something like this....

A) You culture a bacteria which replicates every 30 minutes, and there are 100 million bacteria in the original culture.

How many would there be after

a) 2 hours

b) 3 hours

"Question A" was worth 2 marks, and a) and b) worth one mark each... But "Question A" didn't pose a question, just stated how many bacteria there were and how often they replicated.... We are concerned that this was a misprint, and therefore none of us are going to get those 2 marks, which could be the difference between a pass and a fail for some of us....

Could you please clarify with the RSPH?

Thanks Darren,

Bex