- streak plate
- a plate of solid culture medium in which the infectious material is inoculated in streaks across the surface.
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streak plate
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Streak plate — A streak plate can refer to:* In streaking (microbiology), the plate used to incubate a culture * In streak (mineralogy), the plate used to produce the powder of a mineral … Wikipedia
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Streak (mineralogy) — The streak (also called powder color) of a mineral is the color of the powder produced when it is dragged across an unweathered surface. Unlike the apparent color of a mineral, which for most minerals can vary considerably, the trail of finely… … Wikipedia
plate — 1. [TA] In anatomy, a thin, relative flat, structure. SYN: lamina [TA]. 2. A metal bar perforated for screws applied to a fractured bone to maintain the ends in apposition. 3. The agar layer within a Petri dish or similar … Medical dictionary
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