verb
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To maintain in an environment suitable for growth (especially of bacteria) (compare cultivate)
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To increase the artistic or scientific interest (in something) (compare cultivate)
noun
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An act or an instance of growing or maintaining a culture (especially of bacteria).
Examples of culturing in a Sentence
Since the bacterium disintegrates the cell wall of the red blood cell, it cannot be detected by culturing a blood sample.
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A sample may also be sent to a lab for traditional culturing, which takes from one to two days, because this form of testing is more accurate than the rapid strep test.
A diagnosis of CMV is usually confirmed by culturing the virus in a sample of the infant's urine.
Infections caused by lack of immunizations can either be detected by conducting physical examination and culturing the specific microorganism in the laboratory.
It is also used to collect specimens for biopsy or culturing, and to remove airway obstructions.
The infection may be confirmed by culturing the scalp for fungal organisms.
A throat culture is performed by wiping a cotton swab across the tonsils and back of the throat and sending the swab to a laboratory for culturing.
Identification of the specific type of bacteria may require culturing the sputum, a microbiological technique that identifies disease-causing bacterial organisms in infected material.