Pneumolysoid

noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Any 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."

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"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."

Etymology

From pneumolysin + -oid.

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