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AXENITY [1 record]

Record 1 2013-11-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Living Matter - General Properties
CONT

[It] may eventually be prudent to reserve judgment on the axenity of bacterial cultures, but the present practice is to consider cultures axenic until proven otherwise.

OBS

axenic: Devoid of all living organisms except those of a single species.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Propriétés générales de la matière vivante
DEF

Caractère axénique d'un être vivant.

CONT

La croissance des algues est suivie par les mesures de densité optique à 650 mm. Le pH est mesuré régulièrement. L'axénicité est vérifiée régulièrement.

OBS

axénique : Qui se développe ou est élevé dans un milieu stérile. Une naissance axène.

Spanish

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