bacterial pathogen

collocation in English

meaningsofbacterialandpathogen

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bacterial
adjective
uk
/bækˈtɪə.ri.əl/
us
/bækˈtɪr.i.əl/
caused by, made from, or relating ...
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pathogen
noun[C]
uk
/ˈpæθ.ə.dʒən/
us
/ˈpæθ.ə.dʒən/
any small organism, such as a virus or a bacterium that can ...
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(Definition ofbacterialandpathogenfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Standard culture methods were used to detect bacterial pathogens.
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Drug-resistant isolates remain an important hospital-acquiredbacterialpathogen, add significantly to hospital stays, and are especially problematic in high-impact medical areas such as intensive care units.
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All the isolates were recovered from stool specimens of children <5 years of age presenting with diarrhoea in which no other bacterial pathogens were detected.
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Human macrophage activation programs induced by bacterial pathogens.
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Only 8 subjects had more than one entericbacterialpathogenin their stool, but 23 excreted both parasites and bacteria.
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Sequencing efforts and microarray analysis have exposed a large number of pseudo genes in somebacterialpathogenspecies.
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The two proteins induced a hypersensitive response and systemic acquired resistance within the banana plant after being exposed to thebacterialpathogen.
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Over the past two decades, infection by several viral and bacterial pathogens has been implicated in the pathogenesis of atherosclerosis.
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The bacterial pathogens responsible for infection of the mammary gland may be split into two main categories : major and minor pathogens.
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All laboratory tests for other bacterial pathogens and viruses were negative.
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All stool specimens were negative for bacterial pathogens.
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The improvements in water treatment, particularly chlorination, led to the decline of these bacterial pathogens.
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We reviewed processes contributing to cantaloupe contamination, conditions affecting survival and growth of bacterial pathogens on melons, and potential methods for sanitization.
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Laboratory tests for other bacterial pathogens and viruses were negative.
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Stems produced through apomixis from a contaminated clone are free from viral and bacterial pathogens and can begin a new cycle of clonal life.
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Phosphatases and kinases delivered to the host cell by bacterial pathogens.
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