2. Verb. To assign or classify according to serotypes ¹
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Definition of Serotype
1. to classify (microorganisms) according to a characteristic set of antigens [v -TYPED, -TYPING, -TYPES]
Medical Definition of Serotype
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Serotype
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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