The optimal growth medium for a certain species is often not so easy to determine. The question if and how two media differ for a species is difficult to answer, what do you understand under "the composition are not as much different"? Some things that seem small and can make a huge difference: amino acid composition, vitamins and other growth factors, salts, pH, osmotic pressure, ...
What exactly do you mean? The concentration of nutrients plays a major role.
Please tell, what are the differences in growth media composition.
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Medium composition is not the only factor affecting bacteria growth. Mohammad Oves has done justice to the question.
Even the difference of a minor componenet in the media effect bacterial growth
Some bacteria are sensitive to ionic levels of nutrient media, a small increase in ionic concentration may affect bacterial growth
Micro and macro nutrients have a substantial effect on cellular growth and development. Even change in micro nutrients can effect cellular growth.
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