How to Use pathogen in a Sentence

pathogen

noun
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  • If that is the case, pathogens could be present in the urine.
    — Joseph Hernandez, Kansas City Star, 10 May 2024
  • About 75% of the dogs at Texas A&M tested positive for a known pathogen.
    — Linda Carroll, NBC News, 3 Dec. 2023
  • But so too will constructing the genomes of novel pathogens.
    — IEEE Spectrum, 17 Feb. 2024
  • Some pathogens, such as the Powassan virus, can transmit in just 15 minutes.
    — Timmy Broderick, Scientific American, 14 June 2023
  • That means that hunters may now encounter wildlife that is more likely to transmit a pathogen.
    — Caroline Chen, ProPublica, 8 Aug. 2023
  • Plus, the dye-free soil is made with pine bark that’s treated to prevent the spread of pathogens and invasive species.
    — Renee Freemon Mulvihill, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 Jan. 2024
  • In the case of one kind of typhus fever, for example, lice excrete the pathogen in their feces.
    — Ari Daniel, NPR, 3 June 2024
  • The pathogen is known to affect various species of bees and is a leading factor of the bee’s decline.
    — Elizabeth Gamillo, Discover Magazine, 4 July 2023
  • Foodborne pathogens kill thousands of people in the U.S. every year.
    — Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 18 Apr. 2023
  • The microbiome also helps defend the body against pathogens.
    — Katie Mogg, NBC News, 28 Jan. 2024
  • At the outer limit—in the case of rogue malware or pathogens—such drastic steps might be needed.
    — Mustafa Suleyman, WIRED, 6 Sep. 2023
  • Research shows more than half of all the pathogens known to cause disease in humans can be made worse by climate change.
    — Zoya Teirstein, Anchorage Daily News, 19 July 2023
  • They were exposed to a pathogen that goes by the name Logan Roy, and that disease is irreversible.
    — Vulture, 29 May 2023
  • Lemon juice and hot sauce are not effective at killing those harmful pathogens.
    — Sheri Castle, Southern Living, 21 July 2023
  • For one, hopping in the shower before bed cleans the skin after a day’s worth of exposure to dirt and pathogens.
    — Korin Miller, Health, 16 Mar. 2024
  • There are two different pathogens that cause two types of boxwood blight.
    — Chris McKeown, The Enquirer, 27 Aug. 2023
  • There are two different pathogens that cause two types of Boxwood Blight.
    — Chris McKeown, The Enquirer, 16 Mar. 2024
  • Chlorine is added to kill pathogens, and then the water is pulled through filters and treated for drinking.
    — Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA TODAY, 27 Mar. 2023
  • Some of the funds would be distributed as grants to researchers studying the transmission of pathogens.
    — Barnini Chakraborty, Washington Examiner, 27 Nov. 2023
  • The insects are not known to carry any pathogens like West Nile virus, Swiger said, though they are known to be larger and more aggressive.
    — Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 June 2024
  • Some pathogens can cause symptoms within a few hours, while others might not cause symptoms for days.
    — Emilie Le Beau Lucchesi, Discover Magazine, 11 Jan. 2024
  • The pathogen that came to bear his and Dr. Barr’s names — Epstein-Barr virus — belongs to the herpes family and is one of the most ubiquitous on the planet.
    — Delthia Ricks, New York Times, 7 Mar. 2024
  • In fact, viruses constitute about two-thirds of all new human pathogens.
    — Raúl Rivas González, Discover Magazine, 23 Feb. 2024
  • And those may or may not require the pathogen or fragments of the pathogen to linger for patients to experience those symptoms.
    — Washington Post Live, Washington Post, 25 July 2024
  • Diagnosing the pathogen with a lab test is crucial for finding the right treatment.
    — Claire Bugos, Verywell Health, 18 June 2024
  • So yeah, 6 feet is not a magic number for avoiding airborne pathogens.
    — NPR, 23 June 2024
  • But the biggest cause is likely that pathogens have more opportunity to spread in the winter.
    — Tara Haelle, Scientific American, 19 Dec. 2023
  • Why are the infectious doses of some pathogens higher or lower than those of others?
    — Tara C. Smith, Quanta Magazine, 27 Sep. 2023
  • In addition, cane wounds caused by the thorns on crossing canes allow fungal pathogens to enter the cane, which can open up the plant to cane disease.
    — Rita Perwich, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Jan. 2024
  • During that time, the cheese absorbs some of the salt, which adds flavor and protects against unwanted bacterial or pathogen growth.
    — John A. Lucey, The Conversation, 24 July 2024

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