pathogen
IPA: pˈæθʌdʒʌn
noun
- (pathology, immunology) Any organism or substance, especially a microorganism, capable of causing disease, such as bacteria, viruses, protozoa or fungi. Microorganisms are not considered to be pathogenic until they have reached a population size that is large enough to cause disease.
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Examples of "pathogen" in Sentences
- The actual virus is the pathogen.
- The pathogen has an asexual and sexual cycle.
- The pathogen never enters the body of the fly.
- The pathogen persists as oospores in the soil.
- Maize chlorotic mottle virus is a plant pathogenic virus.
- It cures the accumulation of pathogenic factors in the chest.
- The pathogen causes angular chlorotic lesions on the foliage.
- A biopsy of the infected area is conducted to identify the pathogen.
- A disease is the result of the infection of a host species by a pathogen.
- By the way, pharmacology means the effect of the antibiotic on the pathogen.
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