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Part 2, English terms and abbreviations with explanations.

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Term Explanation
Paraben; Methyl paraben Propyl paraben An ester of para-hydroxybenzoic acid; preservative
PCA Plate count agar
PCB Polychlorinated biphenyls; once used in microscope immersion oils
Penase Beta-lactamase (hydrolyze the lactam ring of penicillin, inactivating it)
Penicylinder Porcelain or stainless steel cylinders 8 mm OD x 10 mm long; used in antibiotic assays
Perigo factor A somewhat questionable antibacterial substance produced in meat (etc.) treated with nitrite.
Phenol coefficient Bactericidal activity of a substance compared with that of phenol.
PHS (US) Public Health Service
PIPES Piperazine-N,N’-bis-(2-ethanesulfonic acid); buffer for pH range 6.1-7.5.
PKU Phenylketonuria
PM (Penicillin in Milk ?)
Polarography Properly, voltammetry with a dropping mercury electrode; but often used to mean voltammetry in general
POPSO Piperazine-N,N’-bis(2-hydroxy-propane-ulfonic acid; buffer for pH range 7.2-8.5
PPLO Pleuropneumonia-like organism(s)
Psychrophile A microorganism which grows below 20 C.
Psychrotroph A microorganism growing at lower than the usual temperature (> 20 C)



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