Prescott's Microbiology
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ISBN: 9781259281594
Author: Joanne Willey, Linda Sherwood Adjunt Professor Lecturer, Christopher J. Woolverton Professor
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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To determine: The wells that show hemagglutination as characterized by cellular clumping.
Introduction: Hemagglutination involves the aggregation of RBCs and occurs due to the cross-linking of antibodies to the red blood cells through the association of surface antigens which forms the principle of the blood typing analysis.
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