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单词 serotype
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serotype

noun

se·​ro·​type ˈsir-ə-ˌtīp How to pronounce serotype (audio)
ˈser-
: a group of intimately related microorganisms distinguished by a common set of antigens
also : the set of antigens characteristic of such a group

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web In dengue fever, for example, antibodies to an initial infection can actually help dengue viruses of another serotype enter cells, leading to a more severe and sometimes fatal second infection. Jop De Vrieze, Science | AAAS, 18 Nov. 2020 The highly contagious illness is caused by rabbit hemorrhagic disease virus serotype two. Mica Soellner, Washington Examiner, 19 May 2020 Given as two drops into a child’s mouth, OPV for decades contained a mix of three weakened polio viruses, one for each of the three wild serotypes that have long plagued humanity. Leslie Roberts, Science | AAAS, 30 Dec. 2019 The rate of infections in participants dropped 97.7 percent for the dengue 2 serotype. Nina Kravinsky, Smithsonian, 8 Nov. 2019 But no approach has effectively combatted all four varieties—or serotypes—of the virus. Kelly Servick, Science | AAAS, 16 Jan. 2020 In the blood of a person who had been infected with dengue multiple times, researchers at Vanderbilt University found an antibody that could strongly bind to all four dengue serotypes and prevent them from infecting new cells. Kelly Servick, Science | AAAS, 16 Jan. 2020 Further Reading The poop of 100K cows may be to blame for that deadly romaine E. coli outbreakLike in other outbreaks, the contaminant in this case is a pathogenic E. coli, Escherichia coli serotype O157:H7, to be precise. Beth Mole, Ars Technica, 27 Nov. 2019 Dengue is a complex disease and experts have long worried that developing a vaccine that could safely protect against all four serotypes could be very difficult. Helen Branswell, STAT, 23 Nov. 2019 See More

Word History

Etymology

sero- + type entry 1

First Known Use

1946, in the meaning defined above

Medical Definition

serotype 1 of 2

noun

se·​ro·​type ˈsir-ə-ˌtīp How to pronounce serotype (audio) ˈser- How to pronounce serotype (audio)
1
: a group of intimately related microorganisms distinguished by a common set of antigens
2
: the set of antigens characteristic of a serotype

serotype

2 of 2

transitive verb

serotyped; serotyping
: to determine the serotype of
serotype streptococci
serotyped isolates from 100 patients
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