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batch culture

A Dictionary of Biology | 2004 | 291 words | Copyright

batch culture A technique used to grow microorganisms or cells. A limited supply of nutrients for growth is provided; when these are used up, or some other factor becomes limiting, the culture declines. Cells, or products that the organisms have made, can then be harvested from the culture.

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