colonization

colonization
1. SYN: innidiation. 2. The formation of compact population groups of the same type of microorganism, as the colonies that develop when a bacterial cell begins reproducing. 3. The care of certain persons, e.g., lepers, mental patients, in community groups.
- genetic c. propagation of a gene by a host into which the gene has been introduced, naturally or artificially.

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col·o·ni·za·tion (kol″ə-nĭ-zaґshən) 1. innidiation. 2. the establishment and growth of a new group of microorganisms on a host.

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