aerogenically

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

aerogenic +‎ -ally

Adverb[edit]

aerogenically (comparative more aerogenically, superlative most aerogenically)

  1. By means of aerogenesis.
    • 2007, Luther E. Lindler, Biological Weapons Defense: Infectious Disease and Counterbioterrorism:
      In contrast, only half of aerogenically immunized animals challenged with 100 infectious doses of B. melitensis by aerosol were protected.
    • 2015 October 29, “Repeated Aerosolized-Boosting with Gamma-Irradiated Mycobacterium bovis BCG Confers Improved Pulmonary Protection against the Hypervirulent Mycobacterium tuberculosis Strain HN878 in Mice”, in PLOS ONE[1], →DOI:
      Nevertheless, our study clearly showed that the protective efficacy in terms of bacterial burden against this Mtb strain was significantly enhanced when irradiated BCG was used to aerogenically boost the response three times.