quellung

• Sustantivo que designa la hinchazón de la cápsula que rodea a un microorganismo tras reaccionar con un anticuerpo específico, fenómeno utilizado en algunas pruebas para identificar microorganismos.

A noun referring to the swelling of the capsule surrounding a microorganism after reaction with an antibody, which is the basis for certain tests used to identify microorganisms.

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1. Capsular swelling reactionC2formalmedical

   The swelling of the capsule surrounding a microorganism after reaction with a specific antibody, used as a basis for identifying certain bacteria.

   Reacción de hinchazón de la cápsula

   • The quellung reaction is a key test for identifying pneumococcus.
   • Laboratory technicians observed quellung under the microscope.
   • The quellung test confirmed the presence of Haemophilus influenzae.