Hypercolonize

//ˌhaɪ.pɚˈkɑl.ə.naɪz// verb

verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

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Verb
  1. 1
    To colonize excessively.

    "In addition to a dsdA mutant, dsdC mutants hypercolonize relative to wild type, suggesting that there are mechanisms of D-serine dependent virulence gene expression that are independent of DsdC [31 ]."

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"In addition to a dsdA mutant, dsdC mutants hypercolonize relative to wild type, suggesting that there are mechanisms of D-serine dependent virulence gene expression that are independent of DsdC [31 ]."

Etymology

From hyper- + colonize.

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