bacteriolysin
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bacteriolysin
(bak′tir·ē·ə′līs·ən)
(microbiology) An antibody that is active against and causes lysis of specific bacterial cells.
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bac·te·ri·ol·y·sin
(băk-tēr'ē-ŏl'ĭ-sĭn, -ə-lī'sĭn)
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n.
An antibody that, together with other substances, destroys a bacterium.
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bacteriolysin
IN BRIEF: An antibody that kills a specific microorganism.
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