Meanings
nounpulsotype (plural pulsotypes)
plural pulsotypes
- biologyAny distinct strain of bacteria separated by pulsed-field gel electrophoresis
Isolates with indistinguishable profiles were attributed with a pulsotype named by a capital letter (A to H).
2015 July 16, “An Update of the Evolving Epidemic of bla KPC Carrying Klebsiella pneumoniae in Sicily, Italy, 2014: Emergence of Multiple Non-ST258 Clones”, in PLOS ONE, →DOISynonyms: pulsovar
verbpulsotype (third-person singular simple present pulsotypes, present participle pulsotyping, simple past and past participle pulsotyped)
present singular third person pulsotypes · participle present pulsotyping · participle past pulsotyped · past pulsotyped
- To separate such strains
Synonyms & antonyms
nounAny distinct strain of bacteria separated by pulsed-field gel electrophoresis
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pulsotype. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pulsotype
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