| Term |
Explanation |
| CAN |
Colistin and Nalidixic Acid. Used in media for isolating
Gram-positive cocci. |
| CAPS |
3-[cyclohexylamino]-1-propane-sulfonic acid; buffer for
pH range 9.7-11.1. |
| CAPSO |
3-[cyclohexylamino]-2-hydroxypropane sulfonic acid; buffer
for pH range 8.9-10.3. |
| Casamino acids |
Acid digest of casein treated to eliminate or reduce vitamins.
|
| Cetrimide |
Cetyltrimethylammonium bromide |
| CF |
Citrovorum factor |
| CFR |
(US) Code of Federal Regulations. For instance, 21CFR is
Title 21, CFR, dealing with pharmaceuticals |
| CGMP |
Current Good Manufacturing Practice |
| Chemostat |
A kind of continuous culture reactor in which the growth
rate is controlled by concentration of a medium component
(substrate). Typically, the flow rate of fresh medium is set
and growth is limited by depletion of a nutrient. |
| CHES |
2-(N-cyclohexylamino)ethanesulfonic acid; buffer for pH
range 8.6-10.0. |
| Chick-Martin |
A variation of the Rideal-Walker test (which is itself
a variation of the phenol coefficient test) |
| CHO |
Chinese hamster ovary (cells) |
| CHO medium base |
A basal medium to which carbohydrates may be added; used
to study fermentation by anaerobes. |
| CLED |
Cystine Lactose Electrolyte-Deficient. Used to culture
bacteria from urine. |
| CLED Agar |
Growth medium with Cystine, Lactose; Electrolyte-Deficient
|
| Composting |
Aerobic thermophilic treatment for biodegradation of wastes
or contaminated materials |
| CYE |
Charcoal yeast extract. |
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