pneumolysoid

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

pneumolysin +‎ -oid

Noun[edit]

pneumolysoid (plural pneumolysoids)

  1. (biochemistry) Any of a group of recombinant mutant proteins related to pneumolysin.
    • 2016 January 14, “Efficacy of PPV23 in Preventing Pneumococcal Pneumonia in Adults at Increased Risk – A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis”, in PLOS ONE[1], →DOI:
      To our best knowledge, a validation of pneumolysoid B as a replacement for the PLY antigen in the EIA to detect anti-PLY IgG has never been published.