Definition of Serotype

1. Noun. serovar ¹

2. Verb. To assign or classify according to serotypes ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Serotype

1. to classify (microorganisms) according to a characteristic set of antigens [v -TYPED, -TYPING, -TYPES]

Medical Definition of Serotype

1. The genotype of a unicellular organism as defined by antisera against antigenic determinants expressed on the surface. (28 May 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Serotype

serotines
serotinies
serotinous
serotiny
serotonergic
serotonergic system
serotonin
serotonin-binding protein kinase
serotonin-specific reuptake inhibitor
serotonin agents
serotonin agonists
serotonin antagonists
serotonin uptake inhibitors
serotoninergic
serotonins
serotype (current term)
serotyped
serotypes
serotypical
serotypically
serotyping
serous
serous atrophy
serous cell
serous coat
serous cyst
serous demilunes
serous diarrhoea
serous gland
serous haemorrhage

Literary usage of Serotype

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

1. The Journal of Comparative Pathology and Therapeutics (1888)
"RESULTS Antibiotic Plate Tests Tests were carried out on 709 strains, made up of 388 serotype 'A', 60 serotype 'B' and 261 serotype 'С', ..."

2. Digestive Diseases of the U. S.: Epidemiology and Impact edited by James E. Everhart (1994)
"The serotype of Salmonella is not provided by ICD-9 coding. ... Salmonella strains are commonly named with serotype designation rather than their species ..."

3. The Journal of Comparative Pathology and Therapeutics (1888)
"Yoder and Hofstad (1962) obtained another serotype from air sac lesions in turkeys which they characterized and named Iowa 695. ..."

4. DNA Fingerprinting and Plants (Including Pathogens): Sponsored CRIS/ICAR by Andrew Kalinski (1994)
"Fifty-four serogroup B isolates (isolated from classical cases of hemorrhagic septicemia) reacted with somatic serotype 2 or 5 antiserum and had DNA ..."

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