Stab culture
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| 1. | (Bacteriol.) A culture made by inoculating a solid medium, as gelatin, with the puncture of a needle or wire; - called also stab. The growths are usually of characteristic form. |
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, published 1913 by G. & C. Merriam Co.
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Although other bacteria were more difficult to identify, some other methods used to aid in classifying each bacterial sample were performed, including the oxidase test, catalase test, and
stab cultures.
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