QUELLUNG REACTION
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Quellung Reaction.
Quellung Reaction - as a noun
The swelling of the capsule surrounding a microorganism after reaction with an antibody; the basis of certain tests for identifying microorganisms
Example: "Pneumococcus quellung"
Synonyms (Exact Relations)
quellungExample Sentences
"The quellung reaction is a laboratory procedure used to identify certain types of bacteria."
"The presence of a capsule surrounding the bacteria is revealed by the quellung reaction."
"A positive quellung reaction means that the bacteria have a capsule."
"The quellung reaction can be used to distinguish different strains of bacteria."
"The technician performed the quellung reaction to determine the bacterial species."
