Agglutination test
agglutination test
agglutination test n.
any of various tests in which blood serum causes agglutination of bacteria or blood cells of a foreign type, used to determine infection and to identify pathogens and blood types.
historical examples
having utilized the technic devised by teague, i have had no difficulty in performing the agglutination test in plague.
plague thomas wright jackson
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