1.0Glossaryhttps://www.healthbenefitstimes.com/glossaryGlossaryhttps://www.healthbenefitstimes.com/glossary/author/adminglossary/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="m97VUc64Y1"><a href="https://www.healthbenefitstimes.com/glossary/colony/">Colony</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.healthbenefitstimes.com/glossary/colony/embed/#?secret=m97VUc64Y1" width="600" height="338" title="“Colony” — Glossary" data-secret="m97VUc64Y1" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); //# sourceURL=https://www.healthbenefitstimes.com/glossary/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js </script> 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.