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pathogenic /paθəˈdʒɛnɪk /adjective Medicine(Of a bacterium, virus, or other microorganism) causing disease: a highly pathogenic avian influenza virus...- What may follow is the proliferation of unopposed pathogenic bacteria or fungi.
- Within 16 hours, the treatment produced a 150-fold reduction in the number of pathogenic cells in the intestines.
- Our knowledge of the molecular mechanisms by which pathogenic microorganisms cause disease will be growing at a rapid pace.
Derivativespathogenicity /ˌpaθədʒəˈnɪsɪti/ noun ...- The exact mechanism of E. coli pathogenicity is under extensive research.
- Genetic engineering of biological warfare agents can alter their pathogenicity, incubation periods, or even the clinical syndromes they cause.
- Organisms of relatively low pathogenicity can present in a highly atypical fashion in immunosuppressed patients.
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