Search Results for: hemolysis
Gamma hemolysis
Definition noun Nonhemolytic bacterial colony on blood agar plates. Supplement The hemolytic reactions of streptococci on... Read More
Streptococcus
Definition noun, plural: streptococci (1) A genus of bacteria characterized by being coccus, Gram-positive, and occurring in... Read More
Complement fixation test
Definition noun (immunology) A form of immunological test for the detection of the presence of either a particular antibody... Read More
Corynebacterium xerosis
Definition Bacterial species characterized by being fermentative, Gram-positive, slightly curved rod-shape, typically... Read More
Haemolysis
Definition noun The lysis or the breaking open of red blood cell (erythrocyte) causing the release of hemoglobin into the... Read More
Erythroblastosis fetalis
Definition noun A medical condition in the fetus or newborn in which many erythroblasts are released in fetal blood from the... Read More
Erythrocyte
Erythrocyte Definition Erythrocytes (red blood cells or RBCs) are the myeloid series of specialized cells that play an... Read More
Plaque assay
Definition noun An assay used for virus isolation and purification, and to determine viral titers. Supplement The plaque... Read More
Immune cytolysis
Definition noun (1) Cell lysis caused by a lesion produced by the complement proteins on the antibody-coated cell membrane... Read More
Streptolysin S
Definition noun A nonantigenic, oxygen-stable β-hemolytic enzyme produced by some bacteria, especially... Read More
Enterococcus faecalis
Definition Non-motile, gram-positive, facultatively anaerobic, microbial species that normally dwells in the... Read More