microbiological culture
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in biology, method of multiplying cells, organisms, tissues, and organs under optimal conditions
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- Microbiological cultures
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- microbiology
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Microbial cultures on solid and liquid media
A microbiological culture, or microbial culture, is a method of multiplying microbial organisms by letting them reproduce in predetermined culture medium under controlled laboratory conditions. Microbial cultures are foundational and basic diagnostic methods used as research tools in molecular biology.
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