Serotyping of the Pneumococcus Based on Capsular Polysaccharide Is Performed

question 38

Multiple Choice

Serotyping of the pneumococcus based on capsular polysaccharide is performed in:

• A)Ouchterlony double diffusion.
• B)Western blot.
• C)immunelectrophoresis.
• D)radioimmunoassay (RIA).
• E)the Quellung test.

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Definitions:

Mitotic Stage

A phase of the cell cycle involving mitosis, where the cell's nucleus divides, producing two daughter nuclei with the same genetic material as the parent cell.

Cytokinesis

Division of the cytoplasm following mitosis or meiosis.

Mitosis

A process of cell division that results in two genetically identical daughter cells from a single parent cell.

Apoptosis

A process of programmed cell death that occurs in multicellular organisms.