上泽充通大学 Shanghai Jiao Tong University I.Bacterial Cell Division 5.1 Cell Growth and Binary Fission In microbiology,growth生长is defined as an increase in the number of cells. By definition,when one cell divides to form two, one generation世代has occurred. Shanghai Jiao Tong UniversityShanghai Jiao Tong University I. Bacterial Cell Division 5.1 Cell Growth and Binary Fission In microbiology, growth生长is defined as an increase in the number of cells. By definition, when one cell divides to form two, one generation世代has occurred