pulsotype

noun, verb — 2 senses

pulsotype

noun

Etymology From pulso- + type.

1

Biology, Natural sciences Any 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, →DOI:
Derived terms
pulsosubtype

pulsotype

verb

Etymology From pulso- + type.

1

To separate such strains

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