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subculture

To subculture means to grow a new bacterial strain using an old bacteria culture. (verb)

An example of to subculture is to grow a bacterial strain in a flask with new medium and old bacteria culture.

A subculture is a cultural group with distinct patterns, behaviors, etc. that often vary from the mainstream groups in society or a culture of microorganisms which were derived from another microorganism culture. (noun)

An example of a subculture are the hipsters with their unique trends, behaviors and lifestyle.
An example of a subculture is a new microorganism culture which is created in the lab.

See subculture in Webster's New World College Dictionary