Definition of Quellung reaction

1. Noun. The swelling of the capsule surrounding a microorganism after reaction with an antibody; the basis of certain tests for identifying microorganisms. "Pneumococcus quellung"

Exact synonyms: Quellung
Generic synonyms: Biological Process, Organic Process

Medical Definition of Quellung reaction

1. Swelling of the capsule surrounding a bacterium as a result of interaction with anticapsular antibody, consequently the capsule becomes more refractile and conspicuous. This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 Mar 2008)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Quellung Reaction

Queen of Hearts
Queen of Sheba
Queens
Queensberry rules
Queensboro Bridge
Queensland
Queensland bottletree
Queensland hemp
Queensland nut
Queensland nuts
Queenslander
Queenslanders
Queer Street
Quellung reaction (current term)
Quemoy
Quentin
Quentin Jerome Tarantino
Quentin Tarantino
Quenu
Quenu's haemorrhoidal plexus
Quenu-Muret sign
Quenya
Quercus agrifolia
Quercus alba
Quercus arizonica
Quercus bicolor
Quercus borealis
Quercus cerris

Literary usage of Quellung reaction

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Emerging Infectious Diseases: Consensus on Needed Laboratory Capacity Could by Helene Toiv, Cheryl Williams (1999)
"6 Quellung reaction 4. _l_ Nucleic acid probes for culture ID 5. .19 Susceptibility testing (indicate number of drugs) 6. ..."

2. Manual of Microbiologic Monitoring of Laboratory Animals by Kimberly Sue Waggie (1994)
"If necessary, serological typing of the organism is performed by the Quellung reaction or agglutination test with specific antisera. ..."

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