Microbial Growth Is Not Simple Negative Entropy

ID: bio.thermo.microbial_growth_entropy_boundary

Keeps biological thermodynamics framed through heat, Gibbs energy, entropy production, maintenance, and growth rather than a loose negative-entropy slogan.

Status: diagnostic

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Sources

• pii:S0005272899000651
• pmid:10482783

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