serotype
noun
- infraspecific name
Wiktionary
noun
Etymology: From sero- + -type.
- A group of microorganisms characterised by a specific set of antigens.
“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.”
verb
Etymology: From sero- + -type.
- To assign or classify according to serotypes