A microscopic visible growth of microorganisms on a solid culture medium.
A growth of a group of microorganisms derived from one original organism. After a sufficient growth period, the growth is visible to the eye without magnification.
A macroscopic mass of microorganisms growing together, the cells of which have a common origin. Often pertains to bacterial masses growing on a solid medium.
A group or culture of microorganisms.
A group of apparently separate plants in the one small area of ground, spreading from a single initial plant by vegetative means such as rhizomes, stolons, bulbils on flowering stems, or even fallen leaves in the case of some succulents of the ‘mother- of-millions’ type.
In microbiology, group of organisms grown from a single parent cell.
A large group of microorganisms grown in a culture medium from a small sample; used for diagnostic purposes or for making vaccines and other preparations for research, treatment, or prevention of disease.
A discrete population or mass of microorganisms, usually bacteria, all of which are considered to have developed from a single parent cell. Bacterial colonies that grow on agar plates differ in shape, size, color, elevation, translucency, and surface texture, depending on the species. This is used as a means of identification.
A growth of microorganisms in a culture; usually considered to have grown from a single organism.
A conglomeration of autonomous entities, comprising bacteria, yeast, or similar microorganisms, that have come together in a symbiotic relationship to grow collectively is known as a colony. Additionally, a mass of hyphae – branching filamentous structures that make up the vegetative body of fungi – which is often accompanied by spores, may be referred to as a colony if it originates from a single spore or cell and is thus genetically identical.