phagotype


type

 [tīp] the general or prevailing character of any particular case, such as of a disease, person, or substance.type A a behavior pattern characterized by excessive competitiveness and aggressiveness. See type A behavior.asthenic type a constitutional type marked by a slender body, long neck, long, flat chest and abdomen, and poor muscular development.athletic type a constitutional type marked by broad shoulders, deep chest, flat abdomen, thick neck, and good muscular development.blood type 1. blood group.2. the phenotype of an individual with respect to a blood group system.body type (constitutional type) a constellation of traits related to body build.phage type a subgroup of a bacterial species susceptible to a particular bacteriophage and demonstrated by typing" >phage typing. Called also lysotype and phagotype.pyknic type a constitutional type marked by rounded body, large chest, thick shoulders, broad head, and short neck.

phag·o·type

(fag'ō-tīp), In microbiology, a subdivision of a species distinguished from other strains therein by sensitivity to a certain bacteriophage or set of bacteriophages. [phago- + G. typos, type]

phag·o·type

(fag'ō-tīp) microbiology A subdivision of a species distinguished from other strains therein by sensitivity to a certain bacteriophage or set of bacteriophages. [phago- + G. typos, type]