Meaning & use
Serotype
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A distinct variation within a species of bacteria or virus, identified by the specific set of antigens found on its cell surface.
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Scientists identified a new serotype of the bacteria that was resistant to the existing vaccine.
Dengue fever is caused by four distinct serotypes of the dengue virus.
A note on using this word
Serotyping is commonly used in microbiology and epidemiology to track and classify strains of pathogens.
Another way to use it
2. verb
To classify a microorganism according to its serotype.
Researchers serotyped the bacterial samples collected from the outbreak.
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