English Explanatory Dictionary

auxotype

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

A subtype of Neisseria bacteria defined by its distinctive growth responses on a medium.

verb

To carry out differential staining of different Neisseria bacteria that have requirements for different nutrients.

Word forms

auxotype auxotypes auxotyping auxotyped

Etymology

From auxo- + -type.

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