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
Also called: serovar
serotype in American English
(ˈsɪrəˌtaɪp)
noun
1.
a strain of microorganisms having a set of antigens in common
verb transitiveWord forms: ˈseroˌtyped or ˈseroˌtyping