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en el que se había conseguido un inóculo

English translation: in which an inoculum/inoculant had been obtained


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Spanish term or phrase:en el que se había conseguido un inóculo
English translation:in which an inoculum/inoculant had been obtained
Entered by: Dave Pugh
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09:41 Jun 4, 2009
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Medical (general)
Spanish term or phrase: en el que se había conseguido un inóculo
La biocapa se formó sumergiendo la prótesis en 20 ml de tioglicolato y en el que se había conseguido un inóculo de PA de 1x108 UFC/ml (correspondiente a 0,5 unidades McPharlan), en botes estériles.
Dave Pugh
Local time: 19:00
in which an inoculum/inoculant had been obtained
Explanation:
1,470,000 references to "inoculum"; 244,000 for "inoculant."
"Inoculate" is a verb.

Definitions of inoculum:
# The active material used in an inoculation; an inoculant
en.wiktionary.org/wiki/inoculum

# (pl. inocula) pathogen or its parts, capable of causing infection when transferred to a favorable location
www.apsnet.org/education/IllustratedGlossary/I-M.htm

# Pathogen or its parts brought into contact with a host (2). J
scarab.msu.montana.edu/Disease/DiseaseGuidehtml/glossary.htm

# Any part or stage of a pathogen, such as spores or virus particles, that can infect a host.
www.ipm.ucdavis.edu/PMG/glossary.html

# A microorganism, vaccine, or other agent introduced into the body; infectious material of various origins used to inflict and disseminate a disease to a selected host
www.solutions-site.org/reference/glossary.htm

# pathogen or pathogen part (eg, spores, mycelium) that infects plants.
www.hortnet.co.nz/publications/hortfacts/hf205021/disgloss....

# a potentially infective agent available in soil, air or liquid that could be applied to a host either naturally or artificially to elicit a response.
www.semena.org/agro/glossary-e.htm

# Material (usually cells) introduced into a culture medium.
www.bio-medicine.org/biology-technology/Glossary-for-The-Bi...

# the substance used to make an inoculation, environmentally speaking, consisting of a blend of microbial life forms, trace minerals, and nutrients
www.eco-tec-inc.com/glossary.html

# cells added to start a culture or, in the case of viruses, viruses added to infect a culture of cells. Also for biological material injected into a human to induce immunity (a vaccine).
www.madison.k12.wi.us/west/science/biotech/vocabulary.htm
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Muriel Vasconcellos
United States
Local time: 10:00
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Thanks for the help this goes well
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5 +1in which an inoculum/inoculant had been obtained
Muriel Vasconcellos
4in which an inoculate of.......... had been/was obtainedDavid Brown


  

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in which an inoculate of.......... had been/was obtained


Explanation:
it means this
..and an example..
Inoculate was obtained using single colonies from fresh plates of the age that did not exceed 30 h from the start of transformation. ...
www.springerlink.com/index/U2N910322078842G.pdf

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Note added at 26 mins (2009-06-04 10:07:53 GMT)
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you could also use "isolate" for "inoculate"

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Note added at 27 mins (2009-06-04 10:08:20 GMT)
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...or colony..

David Brown
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13 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
in which an inoculum/inoculant had been obtained


Explanation:
1,470,000 references to "inoculum"; 244,000 for "inoculant."
"Inoculate" is a verb.

Definitions of inoculum:
# The active material used in an inoculation; an inoculant
en.wiktionary.org/wiki/inoculum

# (pl. inocula) pathogen or its parts, capable of causing infection when transferred to a favorable location
www.apsnet.org/education/IllustratedGlossary/I-M.htm

# Pathogen or its parts brought into contact with a host (2). J
scarab.msu.montana.edu/Disease/DiseaseGuidehtml/glossary.htm

# Any part or stage of a pathogen, such as spores or virus particles, that can infect a host.
www.ipm.ucdavis.edu/PMG/glossary.html

# A microorganism, vaccine, or other agent introduced into the body; infectious material of various origins used to inflict and disseminate a disease to a selected host
www.solutions-site.org/reference/glossary.htm

# pathogen or pathogen part (eg, spores, mycelium) that infects plants.
www.hortnet.co.nz/publications/hortfacts/hf205021/disgloss....

# a potentially infective agent available in soil, air or liquid that could be applied to a host either naturally or artificially to elicit a response.
www.semena.org/agro/glossary-e.htm

# Material (usually cells) introduced into a culture medium.
www.bio-medicine.org/biology-technology/Glossary-for-The-Bi...

# the substance used to make an inoculation, environmentally speaking, consisting of a blend of microbial life forms, trace minerals, and nutrients
www.eco-tec-inc.com/glossary.html

# cells added to start a culture or, in the case of viruses, viruses added to infect a culture of cells. Also for biological material injected into a human to induce immunity (a vaccine).
www.madison.k12.wi.us/west/science/biotech/vocabulary.htm


Muriel Vasconcellos
United States
Local time: 10:00
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 931
Grading comment
Thanks for the help this goes well

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agree  liz askew: inoculum.
15 hrs
  -> Thanks, Liz!! Yes, I've always used inoculum, though the references do mention inoculant as well, but it's much less common.
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