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Kaliumhexacyanoferrat (II)
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Potassium ferrocyanide
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K4Fe(CN)6Note spelling: ferrocyanide
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Kaliumhexacyanoferrat (III)
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Potassium ferricyanide
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K3Fe(CN)6Note spelling: ferricyanide
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Kammertrockner
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Drying chamber
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Kapsel
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Capsule
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Tightly bound specific material outside
the cell wall of some bacteria
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Karamelisierung
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Caramelization
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Degradation of sugars when heated;
damages nutrient media during sterilization.
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Käseherstellung
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Cheese production
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Kaskade
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Cascade
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Usually refers to a process in which the
effluent from one reactor becomes the input to a subsequent one, and so on.
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Katabolismus
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Catabolism
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Abbau
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Katabolit
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Catabolite
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KDPG
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KDPG
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2-Keto-3-deoxy-6-phosphogluconic acid
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Keramikfilter
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Ceramic filter
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A porous (unglazed) ceramic material,
such as porcelain,
which typically will pass fluids, but
will block passage of bacteria. Viruses were called “filterable” because they
would pass through such filters.
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Kerbe
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f, -, -n
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Baffle
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A glass flask with ‘Kerben’ has had the
base and wall indented (while softened by heat) with a narrow edge at 3 - 4
places to increase turbulence when the flask is used to grow microorganisms
on a shaker.
Fermentors often have baffles to increase
turbulence
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Kern
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Nucleus
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Kernhülle
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Nuclear membrane
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Keuchhusten
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Whooping cough
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Pathogen: Bordetella pertussis
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Keulenform
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Club form
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Deviant structure found in corynebacteria
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Kieselalge
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Diatom
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Kieselguhr (Kieselgur)
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Diatomaceous earth
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Adsorbent; filter aid
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Kiesfilter
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Sand filter
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Kimax
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Kimax
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Tradename of Kimble Glass for a
borosilicate glass resistant to thermal shock
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Kläranlagen
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Treatment system (plant)
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A plant for treating sewage so that it
can be released safely.
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Kleinst-Kolonien
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Pin-point colonies
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Klonierung
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Cloning
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Klump
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Curd
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Knallgas
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Hydrogen/oxygen mixture which ‘pops’ when
ignited
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Knospenbildung
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Budding
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Knospung
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Budding
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Kohle
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Coal
or carbon
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In microbiology, Kohle is often
‘activated charcoal’ used as an adsorbent.
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Kohlebehandlung
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Carbon treatment
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Usually activated carbon (adsorbent)
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Kohlenhydratquelle
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Carbohydrate source
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Kohlensäure
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Carbonic acid, H2CO3
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Kohlenstoffquelle
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Carbon source
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Köhlersche Beleuchtung
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Koehler illumination
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System of microscope illumination ;
particularly applicable for photomicrography
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Kojisäure
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n
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Kojic acid
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5-hydroxy-2-hydroxymethyl-4-pyrone
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Kokken
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Cocci
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Spherical bacteria
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Kolonie
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Colony
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Koloniebildenden Einheit(KBE)
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Colony-forming unit(CFU)
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Koloniezähler
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Colony counter
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Manual or automatic device for counting
microbial colonies (or bacteriophage plaques)
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Kommensal
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Commensal
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Kondensor
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Condenser
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Microscope optical system which
illuminates the object being examined
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Kondensor langer Schnittweite
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Long working distance condenser
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Microscope
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Kongorot
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Congo Red
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pH indicator; material used for negative
(capsule) stain
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Konjugation
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Conjugation
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Transfer of genetic material directly
from one bacterial cell to another
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Konservierung
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Preservation
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Preservation of a stock culture so that
its characteristics will not change during storage.
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konstitutiv
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Constitutive
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Refers to enzymes(s) which are always
present (opposite of induced)
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Kontinuierliches Verfahren
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Continuous fermentation
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(Continuous process). Fermentation
(process) with continuous addition of nutrient and removal of product.
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Kornmehl
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Cornmeal
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The ‘corn’ here is maize.
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KP
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SP
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Short-pass (optical filter). The
abbreviation is not commonly used in English.
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Krankheitserreger
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Pathogen(s)
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Kreideagar
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Chalk agar
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Agar medium with suspended calcium
carbonate
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Kreislauf
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Cycle
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In the sense of circulation of the
element in the organism and its environment
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Kreislauf des (Kohlenstoff; Stickstoff,
Phosphor, Schwefel)
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Carbon cycle; nitrogen,phosphorus, sulfur cycle
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Kreisschüttler
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Orbital shaker
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Or circular shaker (one which ‘swirls’)
the medium
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Kreuzresistenz
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Cross-resistance
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Kristallviolett
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Crystal violet
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also known as Gentian Violet
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Kritische Beleuchtung
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Critical illumination
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Also called ‘Abbe’ or ‘Nelson’
illumination; a system of microscope illumination, generally superseded by
Koehler illumination
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kritische Sauerstoffkonzentration
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Critical oxygen concentration
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Minimum concentration of oxygen to allow
full growth rate
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Kugelmuhl
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Ball mill
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Kühlraum
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Cold room
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Kühlschrank
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Refrigerator
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Kühlwasser Vorlauf
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Cooling water input
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Kühlwasserrücklauf
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Cooling water return
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Kuhpocken
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Cowpox; Vaccinia
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Kulturkolben
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Culture flask
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Culture bottle
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Kunstlichtfilm
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Artificial light film
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Color film to be used with artificial light
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