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serotypes

serotypes is the plural of serotype.

Meaning of serotype

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

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Questions about serotypes

What is serotypes the plural of?
Serotypes is the plural of serotype.

Words near serotypes in the dictionary

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

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