Medical Microbiology

sp.: species

spp.: species(plural)

SV: simianvirus

SWI: surgicalwoundinfection

&TATA: tumor-associatedtrans-
plantationantigen
TB: tuberculosisbacterium
Tc: cytotoxicTcell
TCGF: Tcellgrowthfactor
TCP: toxincoregulatedpili
TCR: Tcellreceptor
Td: tetanus/low-dose
diphtheriatoxoids
T-dep: thymusdependent
antigens
T-DTH: delayedtypehyper-
sensitivity(Tcells)
TEM: transmissionelectron
microscopy
Th,TH: Thelpercell
T-ind: thymus-independent
antigens
TL: tuberculoidleprosy
TME: transmissiblemink
encephalopathy
Tn: transposon
TNF: tumornecrosisfactor
TPHA: Treponemapallidum
hemagglutinationassay
TPItest: Treponemapallidum
immobilizationtest
TPPA: Treponemapallidum
particleagglutination
assay

Tra: transfer

TSE: transmissiblespongiform

encephalopathy

TSS: toxicshocksyndrome

TSST-1: toxicshocksyndrome

toxin-

TU: tuberculinunits

&UPEC: uropathogenicE.coli

UTI: urinarytractinfection

&VacA: vacuolatingcytotoxin

var.: variety

VCA: viralcapsidantigen

VCAM: vascularcelladhesion

molecule

VDRL: VenerealDisease

ResearchLaboratory

VLA: verylateantigen

vmp: variablemajorprotein

VPv: viralprotein

VPg: genome-linkedviral

protein

VSA: variantsurfaceantigen

VSV: vesicularstomatitisvirus

VTEC: verocytotoxin-producing

E.coli

VZV: varicellazostervirus

&WB: Westernblot

WHO: WorldHealthOrganiza-

tion

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