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plants, which includes borage. or intestine. bacteriologist, contemporary.] Fixation of complement on the addition of fresh serum to either sensitized blood-cells or sensitized bacteria all the complement, both hemolytic and bacteriolytic, in the former is removed; see BordetGengou phenomenon. minute ovoid bacillus supposed to be pathogenic in whooping-cough. B.-G. phenom'enon, fixation of complement occurring in either Bordet's or 'Gengou's phenomenon; see these names. B.-G. test, to determine whether or not a serum contains certain amboceptors; the serum is heated and mixed with fresh normal serum (to furnish complement) and an emulsion of cells the amboceptors of which are to be tested for; after six hours sensitized erythrocytes are added; if now there is no hemolysis it is a umed that the specific amboceptors were present in the serum and appropriated the hemolytic complement.