Meaning of satellite colony in English:
satellite colony
noun
Microbiology BiologyA colony of bacteria, fungi, or eukaryotic cells growing on a solid culture medium in close proximity to a previously established colony (of the same or a different type); specifically a colony of bacteria whose growth is dependent on a factor produced by a nearby colony of bacteria of a different species.
Origin
Late 19th century; earliest use found in British Journal of Dermatology.
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