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Virulence - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Virulence is the degree of pathogenicity of an organism: the relative ability of a pathogen to cause disease. The noun virulence derives from the adjective virulent . In discussing disease, the a...
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Virulence factor - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Virulence factors are molecules expressed and secreted by pathogens (bacteria, viruses, fungi and protozoa) that enable them to achieve the following: • colonisation of a niche in the host (this inclu...
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Because virulence (read: low host fitness) is considered by most biologists to be an unavoidable consequence of host resource exploitation (Dybdahl and Storfer, 2003), one would assume that a pathogen should evolve to minimize virulence, all other factors being equal.
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Unbound MEDLINE | Infections in the diabetic patient: the role of immune dysfunction and pathogen virulence factors. Journal article. Search by keyword, journal, author or by EBM filters diagnosis, treatment, prognosis or etiology. ... Possible virulence factors of the invading organisms include polymicrobial synergism,
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Identification of the host targets of additional pathogen virulence factors promises to continue shedding light on fundamental cellular mechanisms in plants ...
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A plant pathogen virulence factor inhibits the eukaryotic proteasome by a novel mechanism. ... We show that SylA irreversibly inhibits all three catalytic activities of eukaryotic proteasomes, thus adding proteasome inhibition to the repertoire of modes of action of virulence factors.
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VIRULENCE FACTORS or VIRULENCE DETERMINANTS. Identification of a pathogen's virulence determinants and an understanding ...
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