| Term |
Explanation |
| m |
May indicate a medium developed for culturing microorganisms
on membrane filters. |
| M broth |
Broth containing mannose; used for detecting Salmonella
|
| Maillard reaction |
Reaction between reducing sugars and amino acids; ‘non-enzymic
browning’; common problem in autoclaving |
| MES |
2-(N-morpholino)ethanesulfonic acid; buffer for pH range
5.5-6.7. |
| MIL |
Military, as in MIL-Spec (military specification) |
| MIL |
Motility Indole Lysine; medium used to identify Enterobacteriaceae
cultures on the basis of motility, lysine decarboxylase, lysine deaminase,
and indole production |
| MinESS |
Minimal essential antiserum set used for Salmonella and Shigella identification. (Difco). |
| MIO |
Motility, Indole, Ornithine: medium used to identify Enterobacteriaceae
cultures on the basis of motility, ornithine decarboxylase, and indole
production. |
| MIO Medium |
MIO: Motility Indole Ornithine |
| MOPS |
3-(N-morpholino)propanesulfonic acid; buffer for pH range
6.5-7.9. |
| MOPSO |
3-(N-morpholino)-2-hydroxypropane-sulfonic acid; buffer
for pH range 6.3-7.6 |
| Most Probable Number |
A procedure for estimating microbial population by making
serial dilutions of 3 or 5 samples and noting the greatest dilutions
in which growth occurs. |
| MPN |
Most Probable Number |
| MR-VP |
Methyl Red - Voges Proskauer. Tests used to distinguish
among coliforms. |
| MR-VP Medium |
Methyl Red - Voges Proskauer medium |
| MTM |
Modified Thayer-Martin (medium); used in culture of Neisseria.
|
| MYP Agar |
MYP: Mannitol Yolk Polymyxin |
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