interstrain
/ˌɪntərˈstreɪn/
adjective
- Occurring or existing between different strains (e.g., of bacteria, viruses, or other organisms).
- Interstrain differences in the virus affected how quickly it spread through the population.
- The vaccine was designed to provide protection against interstrain variations of the flu.
- The researchers studied interstrain competition among different types of gut bacteria.