| 单词 | colony-forming unit |
| 释义 | > as lemmascolony-forming unit colony-forming unit n. Microbiology a viable cell or group of cells that is capable of forming a colony (see sense 10c); abbreviated CFU.Colony-forming units are used to estimate the number of viable cells in a sample because it is usually unclear whether a single colony arose from one cell or a group of cells. ΚΠ 1938 Jrnl. Hygiene 38 745 In mixtures containing small inocula, fallaciously large degrees of bactericidal power are unlikely to occur as the result of mechanical aggregation of colony forming units. 2000 N. Y. Farkye in R. K. Robinson et al. Encycl. Food Microbiol. 383/1 The viable cell population used for cheese-making ranges from 105 to 107 colony forming units (cfu) per millilitre. < as lemmas |
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