suspension de germes à 40% de lumière transmise à 550 nm.
English translation: bacterial cell suspension is diluted...to achieve/obtain an OD=0.4 at 550 nm
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| French to English translations [Non-PRO] Science - Biology (-tech,-chem,micro-) | ||||
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| 3 +1 | bacterial cell suspension is diluted...to achieve/obtain an OD=0.4 at 550 nm |
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| 2 | a 40% suspension of germs in light transmitted at 550 nm |
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a 40% suspension of germs in light transmitted at 550 nm Explanation: This sounds like a spectrophotometry test. Not my field, so this is just an off the top of my head effort. If you google 'germs' with 'light transmitted' or 'transmitted light' you should get more background information. |
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4 hrs confidence: peer agreement (net): +1
peer agreement (net): +1bacterial cell suspension is diluted...to achieve/obtain an OD=0.4 at 550 nm Explanation: The preculture (?) is diluted with X medium (buffer) to achieve/obtain a bacterial cell suspension at OD [550 nm] = 0.4 Depends upon the context and the essay:-) |
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