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The swelling of the capsule surrounding a microorganism after reaction with an antibody
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quellung
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n. the swelling of the capsule surrounding a microorganism after reaction with an antibody; the basis of certain tests for identifying microorganisms; "pneumococcus quellung" [syn: quellung reaction ]
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n. The swelling of the capsule of a bacterium; once used to identify the bacteria