Gengou phenomenon

Gen·gou phe·nom·e·non

(zhahn-gū'), an extension of the Bordet-Gengou phenomenon; noncellular antigens, when mixed with specific antibody, also fix complement.

Gengou,

Octave, French bacteriologist, 1875-1957. Bordet-Gengou bacillus - see under BordetBordet-Gengou phenomenon - see under BordetBordet-Gengou potato blood agar - see under BordetBordet-Gengou reaction - Synonym(s): complement fixationGengou phenomenon - noncellular antigens.