serotype

[ seer-uh-tahyp, ser- ]

noun

1. a group of organisms, microorganisms, or cells distinguished by their shared specific antigens as determined by serologic testing.
2. the set of antigens that characterizes the group.

verb (used with object)

, se·ro·typed, se·ro·typ·ing.

1. to classify by serotype.

serotype

/ ˈsɪərəʊˌtaɪp /

noun

1. med a category into which material, usually a bacterium, is placed based on its serological activity, esp in terms of the antigens it contains or the antibodies produced against it

Word History and Origins

Origin of serotype¹

First recorded in 1945–50; sero- + -type

Example Sentences

ProPublica also filtered for isolates that were reported to be serotype infantis by the submitter or, when user-submitted information was unavailable, were computationally predicted to be infantis by the NCBI data processing pipeline.

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