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CAIRP
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CAIRP
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1-(5’-phosphoribosyl)-5-aminoimidazol-4-carboxylate
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Carbolfuchsin
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Carbolfuchsin
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Dye used in acid-fast staining
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Carbolsäure
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Carbolic acid
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Preferred name: phenol
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Carbonsäure
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Carboxylic acid, -COOH |
Rarely if ever carbonic acid (carbon
dioxide)
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Casein |
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Casein
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Chemischer Sauerstoffbedarf
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Chemical oxygen demand, COD
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Amount of oxygen needed for complete
oxidation of organic material in a wastewater to CO2
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chemoautotroph
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adj
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Chemoautotrophic
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Able to grow on inorganic media
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chemolithoautotroph
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Chemolithoautotrophic
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Able to oxidize inorganic ions or
compounds
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Chemostat
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Chemostat
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Microbial reactor (fermentor) for
continuous culture, in which the flow rate (nutrient in, culture out) is
adjusted to control the cell concentration.
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Chemotaxis
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Chemotaxis
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Movement of bacteria toward or away from
certain chemicals in the medium
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Chinasäure
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Chinic acid; Quinic acid
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chinesische Tusche
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India ink
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Used for negative staining because it
does not penetrate bacterial cells
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Chinon
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Quinone
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Chloroplast
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Chloroplast
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Organelle containing chlorophyll, which
carries out photosynthesis in green algae and higher plants
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Chlorosome
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Chlorosome
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Organelle containing chlorophyll in green
sulfur bacteria
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Chorismasäure (= Chorisminsäure)
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Chorismic acid
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Chromatographie
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Chromatography
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Clark Elektrode
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Clark electrode
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Amperometric system for determining
dissolved oxygen, with a platinum cathode and silver anode; a low DC voltage
is applied, and the current is directly proportional to oxygen concentration
(or oxygen partial pressure in air or other gas).
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Clostridien
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Clostridia
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Strictly anaerobic spore-forming bacteria
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CoA
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CoA
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Coenzyme A
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Coenzym
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Coenzyme
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A small organic molecule required for
full activity of an enzyme, such as NAD
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Cofaktor
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Cofactor
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Usually a coenzyme (or an activator,
typically a metal ion)
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Coliform
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Coliform
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Organism similar to E. coli. Drinking water is often tested for coliforms, and a
positive test is followed by the more specific (and difficult) test for E. coli or for ‘fecal coliforms’.
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Conidien
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Conidia
(sing.: Conidium)
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Fungal spores
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Coulter Counter
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Coulter Counter
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An electronic system for counting small
particles suspended in an electrolyte solution as they pass through a small
orifice, utilizing the increased resistance of the orifice when a particle is
present.
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CSB (chemische Sauerstoffbedarf)
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COD
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Chemical oxygen demand
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Cyanobakterien
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Cyanobacteria
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Blue-green bacteria. Some writers
consider this group to include the blue-green algae (cyanophyta).
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Cyanocobalamin
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Cyanocobalamine
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Vitamin B12
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Cyanophyten
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Blue-green algae; cyanophyta
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Cyst
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Cyst
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A thick-walled spherical resistant form
(apparently not all heat-resistant)
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