serotype

See also: sérotype

English

Etymology

From sero- +‎ -type.

Noun

serotype (plural serotypes)

1. (immunology) A group of microorganisms characterised by a specific set of antigens.
   • 2012, Gerald T. Keusch, “Invasive Bacterial Diarrheas”, in Lincoln Chen, editor, Diarrhea and Malnutrition, page 54:

     An isolate from raw fish, serotype 0:6, unable to invade HeLa cells and negative for heat-stable enterotoxin, was clinically avirulent in this model and caused no lesions by histological examination.

Synonyms

• serostrain
• serovar

Derived terms

• heteroserotype
• intraserotype
• monoserotype
• multiserotype
• serotypeable

 

Verb

serotype (third-person singular simple present serotypes, present participle serotyping, simple past and past participle serotyped)

1. To assign or classify according to serotypes