pathogenic

pathogen | American Dictionary

pathogen
noun[ C ]
us/ˈpæθ·ə·dʒən/
biology
any small organism that can cause disease

Examples of pathogen

pathogen
Seedling survival of tropical tree species: interactions of dispersal distance, light-gaps, and pathogens.
This study reveals the importance of litter-cover on the interactions between seedlings, herbivores and pathogens, as well as on the performance of tropical seedlings.
Seedling survival of tropical species: interaction of dispersal distance, light gaps and pathogens.
Also, the persistence of serum antibodies makes it difficult to differentiate between previous and recent exposures to a pathogen.
The first is an introduction to vegetable crops and diseases where the general background to pathogens and their significance to vegetable production are considered.
Cofeeding ticks : epidemiological significance for tick-borne pathogen transmission.
This would potentially facilitate competition between microbes and reduce the risk of a small number of pathogens dominating and, therefore, proliferating.
Conversely, antibody production is controlled by the probability of antibodies (or antibody-producing cells) encountering bacteria (or being presented with antigens derived from these pathogens).
Bayesian methods for estimating pathogen prevalence within groups of animals from faecal-pat sampling.
The pathogens described in this review should always be considered when wound infections are seen in persons with a history of seawater or seafood exposure.
Testing of seafood, collected from the local markets along the investigated areas, for the presence of the pathogen was another goal of the study.
In order to live in one place for many years, a plant must have robust mechanisms to fend off or tolerate herbivores and pathogens.
Furthermore, these technologies enable the unambiguous detection of all life-cycle stages of a pathogen that are otherwise unrecognizable using traditional detection methods.
However, their existence does not reduce the importance of the potential for human visitors to both introduce and translocate pathogens.
Differential rates and epidemiological patterns depend on specific biological features of pathogens, vectors and hosts.
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Collocations withpathogen

pathogen

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bacterial pathogen
Only 8 subjects had more than one enteric bacterialpathogen in their stool, but 23 excreted both parasites and bacteria.
dangerous pathogens
Unless precautions are taken, humans could act as vectors for a range of dangerous pathogens and could disperse them widely.
enteric pathogen
This was unexpected : we had investigated consumption of these foods as potential risk factors for a variety of enteric pathogens.
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