biotyping

biotyping

English

Etymology

From biotype +‎ -ing.

Noun

biotyping (uncountable)

1. (biology) The identification of different bacteria types based on reaction to biochemical tests.
   • 2015 July 31, “The Asian Rice Gall Midge ( Orseolia oryzae ) Mitogenome Has Evolved Novel Gene Boundaries and Tandem Repeats That Distinguish Its Biotypes”, in PLOS ONE‎, DOI:10.1371/journal.pone.0134625:

     This method of biotyping is tedious and time consuming (21–35 days).