microcolony

microcolony
A colony of bacteria visible only under a low power microscope.

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mi·cro·col·o·ny 'mī-krō-.käl-ə-nē n, pl -nies a microscopic colony of cells specif a minute colony of bacteria growing under suboptimal conditions
mi·cro·co·lo·nial .mī-krō-kə-'lō-nē-əl, -nyəl adj

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mi·cro·col·o·ny (miґkro-kol″ə-ne) a microscopic colony of bacteria.

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