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Bacterial Typing Procedure
Definition 1
A procedure for identifying types and strains of bacteria. The most frequently used typing systems are bacteriophage typing, serotyping, bacteriocin typing, and biotyping. (NCI Thesaurus)
Definition 2
Any of a number of biochemical tests performed to identify the genus and/or species of a microorganism. These may include the assessment of gram reaction or metabolic characteristics. (NCI Thesaurus/CDISC)
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