colony /col·o·ny/ (kol´ah-ne) a discrete group of organisms, as a collection of bacteria in a culture.
colony
col·o·ny (k l  -n )n. A discrete group of organisms, such as a group of cells growing on a solid nutrient surface. |
colony
[kol′ənē]
Etymology: L, colonia
1 (in bacteriology) a mass of microorganisms in a culture that originates from a single cell. Some kinds of colonies, according to different configurations, are smooth colonies, rough colonies, and dwarf colonies.
2 (in cell biology) a mass of cells in a culture or in certain experimental tissues, such as a spleen colony.
colony
a discrete group of organisms, as a single cluster of bacteria in a culture that was produced from a single starting bacterium.
colony-forming units
colonies of pluripotent stem cells located and quantified in the spleen. Colonies grown in vitro interact with erythropoietin to give rise to morphologically identifiable erythroid cells.
colony-stimulating factors
cytokines produced by lymphocytes and mononuclear phagocytes which stimulate the growth and differentiation of hematopoietic cells. Includes granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor, monocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor and granulocyte colony-stimulating factor.
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