bacteriolysin /bac·te·ri·ol·y·sin/ (-ĭ-sin) an antibacterial antibody that lyses bacterial cells.
bacteriolysin
bac·te·ri·ol·y·sin (b k-tîr  - l  -sn, - -l sn)n. An antibody that, together with other substances, destroys a bacterium. |
bacteriolysin
[baktir′ē·əlī′sin]
Etymology: Gk, bakterion + lyein, to loosen
an antibody that causes the breakdown of a particular species of bacterial cell. Complement is usually also necessary for this reaction. See also bacteriolysis.
bacteriolysin
an antibody that lyses bacterial cells.
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