serotypeable

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English

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Etymology

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From serotype +‎ -able.

Adjective

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serotypeable (not comparable)

  1. That may be assigned to a specific serotype
    • 2015 October 14, “Streptococcus pneumoniae Serotypes and Mortality in Adults and Adolescents in South Africa: Analysis of National Surveillance Data, 2003 - 2008”, in PLOS ONE[1], →DOI:
      Of patients with known outcomes, 4697 (78%) had viable, serotypeable isolates from a single IPD episode and 3953 (84%) of these were due to the 20 most frequent serotypes including PCV-13 vaccine serotypes.