Medical Definition of Crippled strain
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A strain of bacteria, typically highly pathogenic, that has been genetically engineered so that it cannot survive on anything but a veryspecialised medium of nutrients, this is done so that geneticists can experiment on certain pathogens without the risk that they will escape fromthe lab.
(09 Oct 1997)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Crippled Strain
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