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▪ I. serotype, n. Microbiol.|ˈsɪərəʊtaɪp|
[f. sero- + type n.1]
A serologically distinguishable strain of a micro-organism.
1954Wolff & Broom in Documenta de Medicina Geographica et Tropica VI. 82 They differed from authentic strains of L[eptospira] icterohaemorrhagiae and from all the other serotypes. Ibid. 85 We suggest the term ‘serotype’ (serological type)..should be adopted to designate the basic taxon of a serological classification based on the agglutinogens of the leptospires. 1963Lancet 12 Jan. 92/2 Antibodies against all three serotypes are found in many samples of human and animal serum. 1976Ann. Rev. Microbiol. XXX. 160 The serotypes of the sweet potato pathogens were similar but quantitatively distinct from the stone fruit tree pathogens.
So seroˈtypic a., of or pertaining to serotypes.
1953Jrnl. Immunol. LXXI. 232 (heading) Serotypic recombination in Salmonella. 1973Infection & Immunity VII. 499 Some recent isolates had different serotypic behaviour before and after purification, and..the widely distributed prototype strain T960 was composed of at least two different serotypes.
▪ II. serotype, v. Microbiol.|ˈsɪərəʊtaɪp|
[f. prec.]
trans. To assign to a particular serotype. So ˈserotyping vbl. n.
1968Manch. Guardian Weekly 29 Aug. 9 In recent years Portsmouth has seen 331 cases of a particular Salmonella infection: of these 271 have been traced by serotyping through the abattoir and back to the farm. 1970Nature 28 Nov. 827/1 The serotyping of histo⁓compatibility antigens relies heavily on complement⁓dependent serologic reactions. 1975Jrnl. Clinical Microbiol. I. 469 A rapid and economical micromethod for serotyping strains of Mycobacterium avium is described. 1976Ann. Rev. Microbiol. XXX. 183 Most investigators involved in the investigation of the role of T-strain mycoplasmas in nongonococcal urethritis..have..made no attempt to serotype the ureaplasmas isolated. 1977Lancet 8 Oct. 774/1 Serotyping and biotyping indicated that all 8 isolates were unrelated. |