dysgonic

dysgonic
A term used to indicate that the growth of a bacterial culture is slow and relatively poor; used especially in reference to the growth of cultures of the bovine tubercle bacillus (Mycobacterium bovis) SEE ALSO: eugonic. [dys- + G. gonikos, relating to the seed or offspring]

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dys·gon·ic (')dis-'gän-ik adj growing with difficulty on artificial media used esp. of some strains of the tubercle bacillus compare EUGONIC

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dys·gon·ic (dis-gonґik) [dys- + gon- + -ic] seeding poorly; said of bacterial cultures, especially of species of Mycobacterium, that grow sparsely on culture media. Cf. eugonic.

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