A fine-pored, steam-sterilizable filter that is used to trap airborne microorganisms. The filter's pores are about 2 micrometers in diameter, smaller than the particles it is designed to remove.

From the BioTech Dictionary at http://biotech.icmb.utexas.edu/. For further information see the BioTech homenode.

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