In microbiology, to obtain a pure strain from a source such as a clinical specimen that may have been part of a mixed primary culture.

An individual (eg, a spore or a single organism), viable part of an organism (eg, a cell) or a strain that has been isolated (eg, from diseased tissue, contaminated water, or the air). Also, a pure culture produced from such an isolate. A particular strain of HIV taken from a patient.

A pure culture of a microorganism.

pure microbial culture, separated from its natural origin.

A particular strain of HIV-1 from a person (primary isolate) or cultured cell line (laboratory isolate).

obtain in pure form; "The chemist managed to isolate the compound"

a (preferentially pure) culture of microorganisms which was derived from a heterogeneous wild population

a pure culture derived from a heterogeneous, wild population of microorganisms

Microorganism found in an infectee and cultivated on tissue culture.

A pure specimen obtained by culture.

A pure strain that has been isolated as from diseased tissue, contaminated water, or the air.

a group of organisms isolated, or separated, from a specimen; in an M. tuberculosis isolate, the organisms have been identified as M. tuberculosis (a positive culture for M. tuberculosis)

a particular strain of HIV-1 taken from a person.

In plant pathology: a culture or subpopulation of a microorganism separated from its parent population and maintained in some sort of controlled circumstance; also, to effect such separation and control, for example to isolate a pathogen from diseased plant tissue. ( 21)

A strain of a fungus brought into pure culture (i.e. isolated) from a specific environment

A term used to describe a population or group of individuals who for religious, cultural or geographical reasons have remained separate from other groups of persons.

To raise in a round of Poker with the intention of reaching a heads-up with one other player

When a player bets, raises or re-raises with the intention of causing all but one opponent from folding.

To raise with the intention of thinning the field to a single other player.

Bet strongly in an attempt to make everyone fold except one other player.

To raise with the intention of reducing the hand to just you and one other particular player (to Isolate that player).

To raise with the intention of reaching a heads up between yourself and a single other player.

a protein source where the protein has been separated from the other constituents of the original protein source, such as fat, lactose and dietary fiber

An individual part of an organism (such as a spore or a bacteria or virus) that has been separated (as from diseased tissue, contaminated water, or the air) from the whole.

to be by oneself; separated from others