quellung reaction
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Noun | 1. | quellung reaction - the swelling of the capsule surrounding a microorganism after reaction with an antibody; the basis of certain tests for identifying microorganisms; "pneumococcus quellung" biological process, organic process - a process occurring in living organisms |
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