biotyping

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noun

The identification of different bacteria types based on reaction to biochemical tests.

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Meanings

nounbiotyping (uncountable)
  1. uncountablebiologyThe identification of different bacteria types based on reaction to biochemical tests.

    This method of biotyping is tedious and time consuming (21–35 days).

    2015 July 31, “The Asian Rice Gall Midge ( Orseolia oryzae ) Mitogenome Has Evolved Novel Gene Boundaries and Tandem Repeats That Distinguish Its Biotypes”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Origin

From biotype + -ing.

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