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\documentclass[12pt]{article}
\pagestyle{empty}
\begin{filecontents}[noheader,overwrite]{growth1.csv}
Time,Experiment 1,Experiment 2
0,3.13,3.4
15,3.42,3.45
30,3.67,3.5
45,4.2,3.64
60,4.9,3.8
\end{filecontents}

\begin{filecontents}[noheader,overwrite]{growth2.csv}
Time,Experiment 1,Experiment 2
0,3.14,3.2
15,3.51,3.53
30,3.79,3.61
45,4.5,4.25
60,5.1,4.9
\end{filecontents}

\usepackage{dataplot}
\DTLsetup{store-datum}
\DTLread[name=growth1,
 csv-content=no-parse,
 data-types=decimal
]{growth1.csv}
\DTLread[name=growth2,
 csv-content=no-parse,
 data-types=decimal
]{growth2.csv} 
\begin{document}
\DTLplot{growth1,growth2}{
 x=Time,
 y={Experiment 1,Experiment 2},
 x-label={Time ($t$)}, y-label={Log Count},
 min-y=3,max-y=6,
 round-x=0, round-y=1,
 grid, minor-ticks,
 style=lines, width=3in, height=2.5in
} 
\end{document}
