gnotobiotics

gnotobiotics

 [no″to-bi-ot´iks]

1. the science of maintaining a microbiologically controlled environment.

2. the science of raising laboratory animals whose microflora and microfauna are specifically known in their entirety.

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gnotobiotics

(nō′tō-bī-ŏt′ĭks)

n. (used with a sing. verb)

The study of organisms or environmental conditions that have been rendered free of bacteria or contaminants or into which a known microorganism or contaminant has been introduced for research purposes.

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gno′to·bi·ot′ic adj.

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