Collocations withpathogen

These are words often used in combination withpathogen.

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bacterial pathogen
Only 8 subjects had more than one enteric bacterial pathogen in their stool, but 23 excreted both parasites and bacteria.
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dangerous pathogens
Unless precautions are taken, humans could act as vectors for a range of dangerous pathogens and could disperse them widely.
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enteric pathogen
This was unexpected : we had investigated consumption of these foods as potential risk factors for a variety of enteric pathogens.
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foodborne pathogen
Salmonella, as the second most important foodborne pathogen, was (still) mainly associated with the use of raw shell eggs in food preparation.
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fungal pathogen
No fungal pathogen was isolated from blood cultures.
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human pathogen
So the best evolutionary strategy for the strictly human pathogen was to seek a more or less commensal relationship with the host.
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intracellular pathogen
Genetic regulation of resistance to intracellular pathogens.
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invading pathogen
Once inside the cell, the invading pathogen is contained inside an endosome, which merges with a lysosome.
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microbial pathogens
Damage to the growing tip may come from insect attack, infection by microbial pathogens, damage from vertebrate herbivores, or damage from winds and falling branches.
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opportunistic pathogen
Vibrio vulnificus biotype 2, pathogenic for eels, is also an opportunistic pathogen for humans.
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plant pathogen
Optimal harvesting modeling and analysis provides many insights into the plant pathogen system as well as helping to refine possible control strategies.
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specific pathogen
All animal experiments were performed under specific pathogen-free conditions.
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