biotyping

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From biotype +‎ -ing.

Noun[edit]

biotyping (uncountable)

  1. (biology) The identification of different bacteria types based on reaction to biochemical tests.
    • 2015 July 31, “The Asian Rice Gall Midge ( Orseolia oryzae ) Mitogenome Has Evolved Novel Gene Boundaries and Tandem Repeats That Distinguish Its Biotypes”, in PLOS ONE[1], →DOI:
      This method of biotyping is tedious and time consuming (21–35 days).