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pneumolysins

pneumolysins is the plural of pneumolysin.

Meaning of pneumolysin

Noun

pneumolysin (usually uncountable, plural pneumolysins)

  1. (usually) A putative virulence factor of the gram-positive bacteria Streptococcus pneumoniae. It has a range of biological activity, including the ability to lyse and interfere with the function of cells and soluble molecules of the immune system.

Questions about pneumolysins

What is pneumolysins the plural of?
Pneumolysins is the plural of pneumolysin.

Words near pneumolysins in the dictionary

  1. pneumologies
  2. pneumologist
  3. pneumologists
  4. pneumology
  5. pneumolysin
  6. pneumolysins
  7. pneumolysis
  8. pneumolysoid
  9. pneumolysoids
  10. pneumomassage
  11. pneumomediastina

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