a becco di clarino

English translation: slope

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Italian term or phrase:	a becco di clarino
English translation:	slope
Entered by:	achisholm

07:02 Aug 10, 2002

Italian to English translations [PRO]
Science - Biology (-tech,-chem,micro-) / microbiology

Italian term or phrase: a becco di clarino

a bacterial culturing process or technique - possibly "from a stab" or similar - used in setting up a stock fermantation (from a stored strain)for a later larger scale culture.

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sloped

Explanation:
coltura seminata in provette di agar a becco di clarino = culture streaked out on sloped agar tubes

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Note added at 2002-08-10 07:39:51 (GMT)
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may be a better alternative: \"slant\":

provette a \"becco di clarino\" (slant): che si ottengono facendo raffreddare le provette 16x160 contenenti 5 - 10 ml di terreno, su un supporto che le tiene convenientemente inclinate a 20-25°. Negli slant i batteri vengono seminati per striscio e vengono usati nella conservazione breve delle colture, nella semina per infissione, per i trasferimenti;
(http://www.provincia.ancona.it/scuole/volterra/alunni/Iperte...

bilingual reference: http://www.antecint.co.uk/main/pdf-disease/105.pdf :

\"The selected micro–organism, preserved into a slant BHI culture,\" = \"11microrganismoselezionato, conservator in B~ a becco di clarino\"

other examples of similar use:

tagliati a becco di clarino

lasciare solidificare
in posizione inclinata per ottenere una superficie a becco di clarino

tubi, provette inclinate a becco di clarino

su
piano inclinato, per terreno cosiddetto a \"becco di clarino\"

formando un angolo a becco di clarino

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Elisabeth Ghysels
Local time: 02:02

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Thanks for the help. Slope was the word I always used for this technique in the past.
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sloped

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sloped

Elisabeth Ghysels
Local time: 02:02
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Thanks for the help. Slope was the word I always used for this technique in the past.

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