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Pathogen (3485 bytes)
1: ...e]] to its [[Host (biology)|host]]. A synonym of pathogen is "[[infectious]] agent".
2: ... [[Kingdom_(biology)|biological kingdoms]] (see [[Pathogen#Viruses|Viruses]], below).
6: ...tibiotics]] being taken to kill other pathogens,) pathogenic bacteria that was being held at bay can prolife...
8: ...vaccination]], [[antibiotics]] and [[fungicide]], pathogens continue to threaten life on [[Earth]], and can ...
13: ==Threat of pathogens==

Memory B cell (740 bytes)
2: ...nd memory cells. The new generation kills off the pathogen so quickly the body does not become noticeably il...

Mesophile (916 bytes)
1: ...[human]] body. Most organisms that are [[Pathogen|pathogenic]] to humans are mesophiles.
3: ...als, etc. The optimal temperature of [[Pathogen|pathogen]]ic mesophiles, is 37 °C, the normal human body...

Complement system (2524 bytes)
1: ...psonization]] and [[inflammation]], it can mark [[pathogen]]s for [[phagocytosis]]. It consists of more than...
9: ...igen]]s, or by binding C1q to the surface of the pathogen. The C1-complex splits C2 and C4 into C2b and C4b...
10: ...nan-binding lectin to [[mannose]] residues on the pathogen surface, which activates the MBL-associated serin...

Northern Root Knot Nematode (172 bytes)
1: ...ode]]''' (Meloidogyne hapla) is a [[vegetable]] [[pathogen]] which produces tiny galls on around 550 [[crop]...

DNA vaccination (2651 bytes)
5: Some are based on damaged or destroyed [[pathogens]]. If the damage was not completely successful, ...
7: ...g a damaged pathogen, a single [[gene]] from that pathogen is artificially copied and multiplied. That gene ...
9: ...iants of a pathogen, or against several different pathogens, at the same time. Finally, the genes are cheap ...

Human leukocyte antigen (2348 bytes)
5: ...ria]]) are processed on MHC class II HLAs whereas pathogens made inside the cells (such as [[virus]]es) are ...
7: ... in loading the antigenic peptides generated from pathogens onto HLA molecules on antigen presenting cell's ...

Glomerulonephritis (335 bytes)
1: ...bacute. Caused by a bacterial, viral or parasitic pathogen.

Texas Root Rot (1459 bytes)
1: ...t''' (also known as '''Cotton Root Rot''') is a [[pathogen]] fairly common in the U.S. southwest and Mexico ...
5: Eradication or control of the pathogen is difficult, at best. It is known to thrive in m...

Infection (2523 bytes)
3: ...st. The infecting organism is referred to as a [[pathogen]], which may be [[bacterium|bacteria]]l, a [[para...
9: ...isms which are normally non-pathogenic can become pathogenic under the right conditions, and even the most v...
11: ...in the outcome of a host becoming inoculated by a pathogen and the ultimate outcome include:
13: * the route of entry of the pathogen and the access to host regions that it gains

Viral shift (426 bytes)
1: ...existing virus undergoes a change and becomes a [[pathogen]], such as the constantly mutating "A" strain of ...

Phytoalexin (3157 bytes)
3: ...disrupt metabolism or prevent reproduction of the pathogen in question. However, phytoalexins are ofthen ta...
5: ...ed [[cell (biology)|cell]]s or particles from the pathogen the plant launches a two-pronged resistance: a ge...
7: ... [[hydrogen peroxide]] to kill invading cells. In pathogen interactions a common response called the hyperse...
9: ...ant which induces genes that protect from further pathogen intrusion, including enzymes involved in the prod...
18: ...9/5/503 Induced Systemic Resistance (ISR) Against Pathogens in the Context of Induced Plant Defences] MARTIN...

SPF (370 bytes)
8: *[[Specific pathogen-free]] animals

Natural reservoir (1517 bytes)
1: ... that hosts do not get the disease carried by the pathogen or it is [[asymptomatic]] and non-lethal. Once di...

Lectin (504 bytes)
1: ... recognising carbohydrates found exclusively on [[pathogen]]s.

HSV (501 bytes)
3: *[[Herpes simplex virus]] a [[human]] [[pathogen]]

Environmental factor (531 bytes)
1: ...moking]], exposure to [[toxin]]s, [[sunlight]], [[pathogen]]s or [[radiation]] are common environmental fact...

Aztreonam (636 bytes)
2: ...mase]]s and is useful against [[gram-negative]] [[pathogen]]s.

Soybean rust (581 bytes)
1: ...ra meibomiae''. ''P. meibomiae'' is the weaker [[pathogen]] of the two and generally does not cause widespr...

Pathogenicity island (597 bytes)
4: '''Pathogenicity Islands (PAIs)''' are a distinct class of ge...
5: ...ch contribute to the virulence of the respecitive pathogen. Typical examples are for example adherence facto...

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