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Microbiology Glossary

Part 1 - German terms with English translations.


See Grammatical Notes for an explanation of column 2.

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German   English Comments
Taglichtfilm   Daylight film Photographic color film to be used in daylight
Taumeltrockner   Tumbler drier  
TCC   TCA Tricarboxylic acid cycle
Teilentkeimung   Pasteurization Generally used to mean killing of harmful bacteria, but not necessarily all bacteria, by heating a liquid
Tellerseparator   Separator A centrifugal separator with numerous internal (conical) plates to improve separation
Thermophil   Thermophile Microorganisms growing at high temperature (> 40°C)
thermophil adj Thermophilic Grow at > 40 °C   
Tiefenfilter   Depth filter A filter in which the depth is enough that all particles (above a limiting size) in the fluid being filtered will strike an element of the filter before they can pass through.
Tiefenschärfe   Depth of field In an imaging system (e. g., microscope), the distance through the object being examined which is in sharp focus. Often incorrectly called ‘depth of focus’, which properly relates to the distance through the image which is in sharp focus.
Titer n Titer This term indicates, generally, a concentration; but the specific meaning depends on the process. Titer is not usually determined by titration.
Toluidinblau   Toluidine blue  
Tonfilter m Ceramic filter  
Torf   Peat  
TPP   TPP Thiamin diphosphate (pyrophosphate)
Trägernetz   Grid Sample holder for transmission electron microscopy
Tränenflüssigkeit   Tears  
Transduction   Transduction Transfer of bacterial genes from a donor to an acceptor by bacteriophage
Transformation   Transformation Transfer of bacterial genes from a donor to an acceptor by DNA in solution in the culture.
Treibstrahl   Water jet Medium jet (usually recirculating fermentation medium)
Tricarbonsäure-Cyclus   Tricarboxylic acid cycle ‘Krebs cycle’ which oxidizes acetyl fragments to carbon dioxide and water
Trockenmasse   Dry weight ‘Mass’ is technically more correct than ‘weight’, but is rarely used in this context in US English
Trockenofen m Drying oven  
Trockenschale f Drying tray Drying pan
Trockensystem   Dry system In microscopy, not an immersion system.
Trombe f; -; -n Vortex Also a waterspout, whirlwind, etc.
Trommelzentrifuge f Basket centrifuge  
Tropfpipette f Dropper Dropping pipet; usually not graduated; medicine dropper
Trophophase   Trophophase Log phase of growth
Trübung   Turbidity Cloudiness of a cell suspension; can be measured optically as an indication of the cell count.
Turbidostat   Turbidostat Continuous fermentor in which the turbidity of the medium (cell concentration) is held constant by varying the rate of medium input.
Turbinenrührer   Turbine Has curved paddles attached on one side of the disc; the paddles do not extend beyond the disc
Turbinenrührer   Turbine stirrer Like a disc stirrer, but with curved blades
Tween   Tween Tradename (Atlas Chemical Industries) for polyoxyethylene derivatives of fatty acid partial esters of sorbitol anhydrides; used as emulsifiers and surfactants.
Tyndallisation   Tyndallization Fractional sterilization
Typhus   Typhus Pathogen: Rickettsia prowazekii, carried by lice.

Note: There is much confusion in German literature between typhus and typhoid fever!! Accurate translation may require knowledge of the situation, symptoms and pathogen! Ca. 7 days incubation; headache, chill, fever. On 5th day of fever, rash appears; various severe features; up to 60% fatalities if untreated (e. g., tetracyclines).

Note: There are also murine typhus (R. typhi) and scrub typhus (R. tsutsugamushi).




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