auxotype

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Etymology edit

Noun edit

auxotype (plural auxotypes)

(cytology) A subtype of Neisseria bacteria defined by its distinctive growth responses on a medium.

Verb edit

auxotype (third-person singular simple present auxotypes, present participle auxotyping, simple past and past participle auxotyped)

(cytology) To carry out differential staining of different Neisseria bacteria that have requirements for different nutrients.