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Appendix 2
Abbreviations That May Be Used Without Definition in Table Headings*
Term Abbreviation Term Abbreviation
Amount amt Specific activity sp act
Approximately approx Specific gravity sp gr
Average avg Standard deviation SD
Concentration concn Standard error SE
Diameter diam Standard error of the SEM
mean
Experiment expt Temperature temp
Experimental exptl Versus vs
Height ht Volume vol
Molecular weight mol wt Week wk
Number no. Weight wt
Preparation prepn Year yr
*Instructions to Authors, Journal of Bacteriology. In addition to the terms listed, abbreviations for units of measure are accepted without
definition.
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