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Preculture vs Subculture - What's the difference?

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In biology|lang=en terms the difference between preculture and subculture

is that preculture is (biology) to culture in advance, such as before the main phase of an experiment while subculture is (biology) to transfer (microorganisms) to a fresh growth medium in order to start a new culture.

As nouns the difference between preculture and subculture

is that preculture is (biology) a preliminary culture; a culture prepared in advance of the main experiment while subculture is a portion of a culture distinguished by its customs or other features.

As verbs the difference between preculture and subculture

is that preculture is (biology) to culture in advance, such as before the main phase of an experiment while subculture is (biology) to transfer (microorganisms) to a fresh growth medium in order to start a new culture.

preculture

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (biology) A preliminary culture; a culture prepared in advance of the main experiment
  • *{{quote-journal, 2008, date=December 5, Ulf Riebesell et al., Comment on "Phytoplankton Calcification in a High-CO2 World", Science citation
    • , passage=Second, some of the precultures used by Iglesias-Rodriguez et al. , particularly those in high-CO2 treatments, may have experienced nutrient limitation at the time of transfer to the experimental flasks.}}

    Verb

    (precultur)
  • (biology) To culture in advance, such as before the main phase of an experiment
  • *{{quote-journal, 2001, T.B. Darr & A. Hubel, Postthaw Viability of Precultured Hepatocytes, Cryobiology, volume=42, issue=1 citation
    • , passage=For fresh, nonfrozen hepatocytes precultured for 24 h prior to being plated on collagen, the albumin secretion rate was 0.88 ± 0.62 mg/ml/h.}}

    subculture

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A portion of a culture distinguished by its customs or other features.
    • The goth subculture has its own mode of dress, and it has a characteristic musical style.
  • * 1974 , Charles Gaines & George Butler, Pumping Iron: The Art and Sport of Bodybuilding , page 7.
    • Like those activities, bodybuilding is an obsession, a living (for a few), and a way of life for the people involved in it—a subculture , in a word, with its own values, aesthetics and vocabulary.
  • (biology) A culture made by transferring microorganisms from a previous culture to a fresh growth medium

    • Verb

    (subcultur)
  • (biology) To transfer (microorganisms) to a fresh growth medium in order to start a new culture
  • * {{quote-book, 1990, Heidi F. Kaeppler et al., Silicon carbide fiber-mediated DNA delivery into plant cells, Plant Cell Reports citation
    • , passage=Cultures were subcultured by 20-fold dilution into fresh MS2D medium approximately every 7 d. }}

    See also

    * (wikipedia "subculture") ----