FRACTIONAL CULTIVATION
\fɹˈakʃənə͡l kˌʌltɪvˈe͡ɪʃən], \fɹˈakʃənəl kˌʌltɪvˈeɪʃən], \f_ɹ_ˈa_k_ʃ_ə_n_əl k_ˌʌ_l_t_ɪ_v_ˈeɪ_ʃ_ə_n]\
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The attempt to obtain a pure culture by taking a bit from a mixed culture and transferring it to a new medium; when this has developed into a colony, a minute portion of it is taken to form a new culture, and so on until a culture of a single species is obtained.
By Stedman, Thomas Lathrop
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