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Microbiology

Sterility test

Incubation of the article or its filtrate in growth media for at least 14 days. Destructive, low-powered, and not a statement about the lot.

Related terms

Membrane filtration
The preferred sterility technique: filter the article through 0.45 µm, then incubate the membrane in media.

Where this term appears

The glossary exists to make record pages readable without a chemistry degree. Every technical term on a report resolves here.