Microbiology Glossary


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Microbiology Glossary

Part 2, English terms and abbreviations with explanations.

Term	Explanation
UBA	Universal Beer Agar
USP	United States Pharmacopeia
USR	Unheated serum reagin (test)
VDRL	Venereal Disease Research Laboratory
VJ	Vogel-Johnson (agar for isolation of coagulase-positive mannitol-fermenting Staphylococcus aureus.
Voltammetry	A procedure for determining certain substances in solution by the current which flows at a characteristic low voltage. In microbiology, a common method for measuring dissolved oxygen.
VRBA	Violet Red bile agar