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Microbiology

Membrane filtration

The preferred sterility technique: filter the article through 0.45 µm, then incubate the membrane in media.

Related terms

Sterility test
Incubation of the article or its filtrate in growth media for at least 14 days. Destructive, low-powered, and not a statement about the lot.

Where this term appears

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