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Serovar — A serovar or serotype is a group of microorganisms or viruses based on their cell surface antigens. Serovars allow the epidemiologic classification of organisms to the sub species level. cite book | author = Baron EJ | title = Classification. In … Wikipedia
Taxonomic rank — In biological classification, rank is the level (the relative position) in a taxonomic hierarchy. Examples of taxonomic ranks are species, genus, family, and class. Each rank subsumes under it a number of less general categories. The rank of… … Wikipedia
morphotype — An infrasubspecific group of bacterial strains distinguishable from other strains of the same species on the basis of morphologic characters which may or may not be associated with a change in serologic state. [morpho + G. typos, stamp, model] *… … Medical dictionary
