pneumolysoid

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noun

Any of a group of recombinant mutant proteins related to pneumolysin.

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Meanings

nounpneumolysoid (plural pneumolysoids)

plural pneumolysoids

  1. biochemistryAny of a group of recombinant mutant proteins related to pneumolysin.

    To our best knowledge, a validation of pneumolysoid B as a replacement for the PLY antigen in the EIA to detect anti-PLY IgG has never been published.

    2016 January 14, “Efficacy of PPV23 in Preventing Pneumococcal Pneumonia in Adults at Increased Risk – A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Origin

From pneumolysin + -oid.

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