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O2 Bedarf
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n
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Oxygen demand, oxygen requirement
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oberflächenaktiv
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adj
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Surface-active
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Oberflächenkultur
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n
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Surface culture
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Oberflächen-Reaktor
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n
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Surface fermentor
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Oberflächenverfahrung
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Surface culture
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obergärig
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adj
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Top-fermenting
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Objektglas
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Slide
(microscope)
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Support/holder for object being examined
with the microscope. Typically glass,
1 inch x 3 inches (24 x 76 mm), 1 mm
thick
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Objektiv
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Objective
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Microscope lens nearest the object being
examined
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Objektträger
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Microscope slide
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Okular
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Eyepiece; ocular
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Ölsäure
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Oleic acid
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optische Dichte
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Absorbance
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Literally “optical density”, but the term
is generally obsolete in US English (except in photography). Defined as the
logarithm of the ratio of incident light to transmitted light. In microbial
cultures, because most of the light is scattered rather than absorbed,measurement is critically dependent on the
exact instrument used.
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Organellen
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Organelles
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Intracellular structures with certain
metabolic activities (e. g., chloroplasts, mitochondria) in eucaryotic cells
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organotroph
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adj
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Organotrophic
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Requires organic compounds for growth
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O-Ring
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n
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O-ring
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An O-ring is an elastic material in the
shape of an ‘o’, used as a seal. The cross-section of the ‘o’ may also be
circular, but occasionally another shape (e. g.,‘x’ in ‘quad rings’)
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Orleansverfahren
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Orleans process
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Surface process for vinegar production
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Öse
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Inoculating loop
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Usually a 3 mm diameter loop of platinum
alloy or Nichrome wire used to transfer a droplet of liquid microbial
culture; the loop is held in a flame before and after use to sterilize it.
Disposable plastic loops are also available.
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OTR
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n
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Oxygen Transfer Rate
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Oxalacetat
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Oxalacetate
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Anion of oxalacetic acid, HOOCCH2C=OCOOH
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Oxi/Ferm tube
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Oxi/Ferm tube
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Roche tradename for a system used to
identify oxidative/fermentative Enterobacteriaceae
using biochemical reactions
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Oxiran
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Ethylene oxide
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A chemical sterilant
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