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serotype

serotype noun: a group of microorganisms characterised by a specific set of antigens.

Noun

serotype (plural serotypes)

  1. A group of microorganisms characterised by a specific set of antigens.
    • An isolate from raw fish, serotype 0:6, unable to invade HeLa cells and negative for heat-stable enterotoxin, was clinically avirulent in this model and caused no lesions by histological examination.2012, Gerald T. Keusch, “Invasive Bacterial Diarrheas”, in Lincoln Chen, editor, Diarrhea and Malnutrition, page 54
    Synonyms:
    serostrain, serovar

Verb

serotype (third-person singular simple present serotypes, present participle serotyping, simple past and past participle serotyped)

  1. To assign or classify according to serotypes

Synonyms of serotype

Forms of serotype

Noun
pluralserotypes
Verb
third-person singular presentserotypes
present participleserotyping
past participleserotyped
pastserotyped

Origin of serotype

From sero- + -type.

Words formed from serotype

Questions about serotype

What does serotype mean?
Serotype means a group of microorganisms characterised by a specific set of antigens.
What part of speech is serotype?
Serotype can be a noun or a verb.
What is the plural of serotype?
The plural of serotype is serotypes.

Words near serotype in the dictionary

  1. serotonylation
  2. serotransferrin
  3. serotransferrins
  4. serotropin
  5. serotypable
  6. serotype
  7. serotypeability
  8. serotypeable
  9. serotyped
  10. serotypes
  11. serotypic

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