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serotypeable

serotypeable adjective: that may be assigned to a specific serotype.

Adjective

serotypeable (not comparable)

  1. That may be assigned to a specific serotype
    • Of patients with known outcomes, 4697 (78%) had viable, serotypeable isolates from a single IPD episode and 3953 (84%) of these were due to the 20 most frequent serotypes including PCV-13 vaccine serotypes.2015 October 14, “Streptococcus pneumoniae Serotypes and Mortality in Adults and Adolescents in South Africa: Analysis of National Surveillance Data, 2003 - 2008”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Origin of serotypeable

From serotype + -able.

Words formed from serotypeable

Questions about serotypeable

What does serotypeable mean?
Serotypeable means that may be assigned to a specific serotype.
What part of speech is serotypeable?
Serotypeable is an adjective.

Words near serotypeable in the dictionary

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

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