brunn

English translation: well

23:23 Jun 5, 2012
Swedish to English translations [PRO]
Medical - Biology (-tech,-chem,micro-) / Identifying bacterial strain
Swedish term or phrase: brunn
"Provet XXXXXXX binder i brunn X (...) men ej i brunn Y (...), detta innebär att provet är en [name of strain]." I gather that the above means, "Sample XXXXXXX binds in ??? X but not in ??? Y, which means that the sample is a [name of strain." I'm still puzzled as to what "brunn" could mean in this context. Somehow "well" doesn't seem plausible, since to me that term carries the connotation of a hole in the ground through which water is drawn. Other possibilities that have occurred to me are "solution" (though I'm not sure "brunn" works here as a synonym of "lösning," a term that appears elsewhere in the document) or "source." Any ideas out there?
Cynthia Coan
United States
Local time: 21:50
English translation:well
Explanation:
From what I found, it refers to the small recesses on a sample plate (microtiter plate/microplate/microwell plate).

(Note: Swedish and English Wikipedia links provided, but this was not the only source I checked.)
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shewid
Sweden
Local time: 05:50
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Many thanks for adding to my knowledge about the use of this term in a laboratory context. I never know when I might learn something new from the smart translators at ProZ.com.
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well


Explanation:
From what I found, it refers to the small recesses on a sample plate (microtiter plate/microplate/microwell plate).

(Note: Swedish and English Wikipedia links provided, but this was not the only source I checked.)


    Reference: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microtiter_plate
    Reference: http://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mikrotiterplatta
shewid
Sweden
Local time: 05:50
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4
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Many thanks for adding to my knowledge about the use of this term in a laboratory context. I never know when I might learn something new from the smart translators at ProZ.com.

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Well


Explanation:
I once spent some time in a lab with a friend, and she had me measure the length of DNA with agar gel in electrophoresis. The little indentures in the gel cake that the DNA was deposited in were called wells. "Brunn" in this case might refer to wells.

Lene Johansen
Local time: 00:50
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Norwegian (Bokmal)

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