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The correct sequence of stages of growth curve for bacteria is:
1.decline,lag,log phase
2.lag,log,stationary phase
3.stationary,lag,log,decline phase
4.lag,log,stationary,decline phase

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The answer is (4) lag, log, stationary, decline phase.

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