A culture produced by lightly stroking an inoculating needle or loop with inoculum over the surface of a solid medium. ... (05 Mar 2000) ... 
a culture in which the surface of a solid medium is inoculated by drawing across it, in a zig-zag fashion, a wire inoculating loop carrying the inoculum.
Type: Term Definitions: 1. a culture produced by lightly stroking an inoculating needle or loop with inoculum over the surface of a solid medium.