fermentation tube


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fermentation tube

[‚fər·mən′tā·shən ‚tüb]
(microbiology)
A culture tube with a vertical closed arm to collect gas formed in a broth culture by microorganisms.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific & Technical Terms, 6E, Copyright © 2003 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
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