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Microbiology Glossary

Part 1 - German terms with English translations.


See Grammatical Notes for an explanation of column 2.

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German   English Comments
Xenonbrenner   Xenon arc lamp  
z   z Temperature change that results in a ten- fold change in thermal death time
Zählkammer   Counting chamber A microscope slide made to hold a cell suspension in a known thickness, with known areas marked, so that cells can be counted in a known volume for a total cell count.
Zellaufschluss m, -es, -schlüssen Homogenate  
Zelldichte   Cell count Cell number (per unit volume)
Zell-Flocken   Flocs Agglomerates
Zellmass   Cell mass  
Zellrückführung n Cell recirculation  
Zelltrockengewicht n Dry weight of cells  
Zellwand n Cell wall Relatively rigid structure which supports the cell membrane against osmotic pressure
Zellwandsynthesehemmer n Inhibitor(s) of cell wall synthesis  
Zellzahl   Cell count Cell number (per unit volume)
Zentrifugenbecher m Centrifuge cup Typically a metal holder into which a glass or plastic container is inserted for centrifuging
Zerstäubertrockner n Spray drier  
Zerstäubungstrockner m Spray drier  
Ziehl-Nielsen Technik   Ziehl-Nielsen technique A technique for staining ‘acid-fast’ bacteria (mycobacteria)
Zitrat   Citrate Anion of citric acid
Zitronensäure   Citric acid  
Zitronensäurezyklus n Citric acid cycle (Krebs cycle, Tricarboxylic acid cycle) The major pathway for aerobic oxidation of acetate
ZKBS     Zentrale Kommission für die biologische Sicherheit
züchten v Incubate; culture  
Zuckerrohr n Sugar cane  
Zuckerrübemelassen   Sugar beet molasses Residue from production of sucrose from sugar beet juice
Zufallsauslese   Random screening  
Zuluft   Input air  
Zuluftfilter n Input air filter  
Zuwachsrate   Growth rate Microbial growth rate usually involves increase of numbers rather than increase in size.
Zwangsumlauf n Forced circulation  
Zweiteilung   Division Division into two parts; binary division
Zyste f, -, -n Cyst  
Zytoplasmamembran n Cytoplasmic membrane Surrounds bacterial cell just inside the cell wall



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