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Term
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Definition
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| Aseptic | A clinical definition referring to freedom from pathogens. Clinical conditions are not applicable to ODP operations. |
| Sterile | The most stringent category used during Leg 201. Sterile indicates the absence of contaminating prokaryotic cells that are capable of metabolism and growth and their nucleic acids. |
| Clean | Defined as giving careful consideration and effort to avoid cross-contamination. May involve ethanol washing, flaming instruments, etc., and may approach sterile conditions. |
| Anaerobic | A property of organisms indicating the ability to live without oxygen. Also a property of a method ("anaerobic cultivation") or of laboratory cultivation equipment ("anaerobic chambers"). |
| Anoxic | Property of an oxygen-free environment such as used in a glove bag or N2-flushed sampling bucket. |