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quellung reaction

DEFINITIONS OF: quellung reaction

1

n the swelling of the capsule surrounding a microorganism after reaction with an antibody; the basis of certain tests for identifying microorganisms

Synonyms:
quellung
Type of:
biological process, organic process
a process occurring in living organisms
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