For organisms growing in a chemostat, the specific growth rate
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In summary, when steady-state conditions are reached in the chemostat, the dilution rate (D) is equal to the specific growth rate (μ). Therefore, one can easily calculate the mean doubling time or generation time of the microorganism in culture.