pathogen
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For many years, scientists primarily associated bacterial blotch with a single disease-causing bacterial pathogen.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 11, 2026
Plague is a disease caused by the Yersinia pestis bacterium, the same pathogen that killed millions of people in Europe during the Middle Ages.
From Barron's ● Oct. 7, 2026
In other words, they are saying they don’t know what pathogen caused the infection of her lungs, let alone whether it was Yersinia pestis, the bacteria that cause the plague.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026
Asked if the pathogen might have been studied for potential use as a bio-weapon, the scientist agreed it was possible.
From BBC ● Oct. 5, 2026
It does mean, though, that a human population as a whole becomes better protected against the pathogen.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
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We still use decades-old technology to detect the presence of dangerous pathogens.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 14, 2026
A diverse microbiome is generally better able to resist the expansion of harmful pathogens.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 7, 2026
Rospotrebnadzor said Wednesday that the situation in the Irkutsk region remained "stable", and that nearly 5,000 tests had been conducted, none of which revealed dangerous pathogens.
From Barron's ● Oct. 7, 2026
Kate Herridge, a PhD student working on the project, said the next step was to "concentrate these water samples" and "find if any pathogens have attached themselves to the samplers".
From BBC ● Oct. 4, 2026
We and our pathogens are now locked in an escalating evolutionary contest, with the death of one contestant the price of defeat, and with natural selection playing the role of umpire.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
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