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血清型 (kesseigata) Japanese meaning: serotype | Kotomora

血けっ清せい型がた

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Meanings

1

serotype; serovar

Technical term in microbiology and immunology for a distinct variation within a species of bacteria or virus, classified by surface antigens.

このワクチンは複ふく数すうの血けっ清せい型がたに対たい応おうして

いる

。

This vaccine covers multiple serotypes.

サルモネラ菌きんには多おおくの血けっ清せい型がたが存そん在ざいする。

There are many serovars of Salmonella.

Kanji

血blood
清pure, purify, cleanse
型mould, type, model

Related words

血けっ清せい
血清 (blood serum) is the fluid component; 血清型 is a classification based on serum reactions.
型かた
型 is a general suffix for 'type' or 'model'; 血清型 specifically refers to serological typing.

Built from

血けっ清せい+型かた

Etymology

Compound of 血清 (blood serum) and 型 (type, model), likely a calque from English 'serotype' or German 'Serotyp'.