eu·gon·ic. (yū-gon'ik), A term used to indicate that the growth of a bacterial culture is rapid and relatively luxuriant; used especially in reference to the growth of cultures of the human tubercle bacillus

(Mycobacterium tuberculosis). See also: dysgonic.

What is dysgonic growth?

dys·gon·ic

(dis-gon'ik), A term used to indicate that the growth of a bacterial culture is slow and relatively poor; used especially in reference to the growth of cultures of the bovine tubercle bacillus (Mycobacterium bovis).

What is the sparsely?

adverb. in a thinly distributed way; not thickly or densely: Michigan's Upper Peninsula is very sparsely populated, as more than 90% of it is forested. in a scanty or meager way: It was a large kitchen, but very sparsely equipped for cooking.