bacteriolysis
[bak-teer-ee-ol-uh-sis]
- disintegration or dissolution of bacteria.
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This is the mode of action of the anti-substances in the case of a haemolytic or bacteriolytic serum.
The first of these, lysogenic or bacteriolytic action, consists in (a) Lysogenic action.
Of these the most important are (a) bacteriolytic or lysogenic action, (b) agglutinative action, and (c) opsonic action.
bacteriolysis
- the destruction or disintegration of bacteria
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bacteriolysis
(băk-tîr′ē-ŏl′ĭ-sĭs)- Dissolution or destruction of bacteria.
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