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gnotobiotic

American  
[noh-toh-bahy-ot-ik] / ˌnoʊ toʊ baɪˈɒt ɪk /

adjective

  1. (of germfree animals) inoculated with microorganisms of a given type.

Etymology

Origin of gnotobiotic

First recorded in 1945–50; gnotobiote + -ic

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Wannemuehler, M. J., Overstreet, A. M., Ward, D. V. & Phillips, G. J. Draft genome sequences of the altered Schaedler flora, a defined bacterial community from gnotobiotic mice.

From Nature • Nov. 14, 2017

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