Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Italian term or phrase:
ceppi a titolo notorio
English translation:
notorious strains
Added to glossary by
paolazanetti (X)
Dec 9, 2008 09:09
15 yrs ago
Italian term
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ceppi a titolo notorio
Italian to English
Science
Biology (-tech,-chem,micro-)
analysis
bacterial fatterses spatulated on a plate all at notorious title
I think to translate like this but I am not sure!
I think to translate like this but I am not sure!
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 | notorious strains |
achisholm
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| 4 | well-known bacterial strains |
Mihaela Petrican
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Proposed translations
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notorious strains
Just a possibility, depending on the precise context of the article.
Notorious strains, in that that they are the strains you would expect to find in whatever sitiation you are dealing with.
Eg the pathological strains that are very much in the news at the moment - MRSA, PVL +ve strains etc.
Notorious strains, in that that they are the strains you would expect to find in whatever sitiation you are dealing with.
Eg the pathological strains that are very much in the news at the moment - MRSA, PVL +ve strains etc.
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Mihaela Petrican
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Italy
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Italy
Medical,Pharmaceutical & IT Translations
Native in: Romanian
Works in: English to Romanian, Italian to Romanian, Romanian to Italian, and 4 more.
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well-known bacterial strains
It simply means they are well-known strains...or very common
http://www.medvetnet.org/cms/templates/doc.php?id=172
As for "ceppi", the standard term in microbiology is "strains"
http://www.medvetnet.org/cms/templates/doc.php?id=172
As for "ceppi", the standard term in microbiology is "strains"
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