pathogen
noun
path·o·gen
ˈpa-thə-jən 
: a specific causative agent (such as a bacterium or virus) of disease
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Plenty of fungal pathogens out there that love the heat and humidity.
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Paul Cappiello, The Courier-Journal, 9 Aug. 2024
What if One Health concerns with the creation of antibiotic-resistant pathogens or the growth of new zoonotic diseases were taken up alongside concerns with cruelty and sustainability as a kind of third leg of the case for eating more plants and rolling back factory farming?
—Jonathan Safran Foer, Vox, 7 Aug. 2024
That’s a 60 percent decrease from the season before, a decline driven largely by the compounding impacts of mysterious pathogens and hurricanes.
—Ayurella Horn-Muller, WIRED, 3 Aug. 2024
While it's been observed that there has been likely transmission between mammals, the Cornell scientists have delivered evidence of this, with whole genomic sequencing clearly showing that the virus has passed between mammals, and not just in one direction as with many animal pathogens and hosts.
—New Atlas, 25 July 2024
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Paul Cappiello, The Courier-Journal, 9 Aug. 2024
What if One Health concerns with the creation of antibiotic-resistant pathogens or the growth of new zoonotic diseases were taken up alongside concerns with cruelty and sustainability as a kind of third leg of the case for eating more plants and rolling back factory farming?
—Jonathan Safran Foer, Vox, 7 Aug. 2024
That’s a 60 percent decrease from the season before, a decline driven largely by the compounding impacts of mysterious pathogens and hurricanes.
—Ayurella Horn-Muller, WIRED, 3 Aug. 2024
While it's been observed that there has been likely transmission between mammals, the Cornell scientists have delivered evidence of this, with whole genomic sequencing clearly showing that the virus has passed between mammals, and not just in one direction as with many animal pathogens and hosts.
—New Atlas, 25 July 2024
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pathogen
noun
patho·gen
ˈpath-ə-jən
: a specific causative agent (as a bacterium or virus) of disease
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