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CowperKettle
CowperKettle
1:58 AM
@MattDMo Yes, the overall term is that. I wondered how to tranlate Russian "wash-off": "A wash-off from Mr. Smith's forearm contained 300 CFU of gram-positive cocci, against the nominal value of 5 CFU". Probably it's "swab sample" or something like that.
They use "tampons" (cotton swabs) to inspect personnel working in clean rooms.
I just stared at this "wash off" but when googled and it turns out it's just a swab sample.
 
 
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CowperKettle
CowperKettle
8:59 AM
What is the traditional manner of abbreviating "gram-negative rods"? Can I write "g- rods"?
 
 
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terdon
terdon
10:35 AM
@arboviral Hmm. OK, you may well be right actually. Perhaps prey go for visual while predators aim for silence.
I voted to reopen. You really should post on meta about this if you want to get more eyeballs on it though.
 
 
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MattDMo
MattDMo
10:46 PM
@CowperKettle I would stick with "Gram-negative rods" (notice the capitalization). In industry microbiology labs they're often referred to as "GNRs", just like Gram-positive cocci (skin bacteria) are abbreviated as "GPCs", but unless you've specifically defined your abbreviation previously, don't assume you can abbreviate something.
 

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