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Gelatin culture
A culture of bacteria on a gelatin medium.
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Corporate culture
Institutional values, for example, of a corporation, hospital, professional association, or other health care entity.
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Continuous flow culture
A bacterial culture in which a fresh flow of culture medium is maintained. This allows the bacteria to maintain their growth rate.
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Contaminated culture
Culture in which bacteria from a foreign source have infiltrated the growth medium.
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Biphasic culture
A culture in which solid and liquid growth media are combined in a single vial or tube.
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Cultivation
The propagation of living organisms, especially growing microorganisms in an artificial medium.
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Culling
The process of removal of abnormal or damaged blood cells from the circulation by the spleen.
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Culicidae
A family of insects belonging to the order Diptera; includes the mosquitoes.
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Culex quinquefasciatus
Mosquito common in the tropics and subtropics; the most important intermediate host of Wuchereria bancrofti.
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Culex pipiens
The common house mosquito; it serves as a vector of several illnesses, including Wuchereria bancrofti and West Nile virus.
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