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sublethal
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sublethal /sub·le·thal/ (-le´thal) insufficient to cause death.
sub·le·thal (sb-lthl)
adj.
Not sufficient to cause death.

sub·lethal·ly adv.

sublethal [sub-le´thal]
insufficient to cause death.

sublethal
insufficient to cause death.

sublethal
adjective Referring to that which does not kill a cell or organism, but usually forces adaptation for survival


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It includes the company' s inhibitor-free Buffered Peptone Water, which supports the recovery of sublethally damaged organisms prior to further enrichment in media such as Rappaport Vassiliadis Broth, Mueller Kaufmann Tetrathionate Novobiocin Broth (MKTTn) and Selenite Broth.
Sammut (1998) showed that gill lesions in sublethally exposed fish can repair within 24-48 h of exposure but in moribund fish, lesions became more severe before death occurred in the recovery waters.
The mix of strains and species in the product and the presence of sublethally injured cells can complicate enumeration.
 
 
 
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