pathogen
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She added that the drugs did not provide effective coverage against a Gram-positive organism, which was the most likely pathogen causing the infection.
From BBC • Mar. 11, 2026
No complete genome of the pathogen responsible for pinta has yet been recovered, which leaves questions about its evolutionary relationships and classification.
From Science Daily • Jan. 26, 2026
We now have a much clearer picture of how humanity’s successes—population growth, food production, urbanization, globalization—have stoked pathogen evolution.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 23, 2026
These results suggest the discovery could have broad clinical potential beyond a single pathogen.
From Science Daily • Jan. 22, 2026
The first is the lack of acquired immunity—immunity gained from a previous exposure to a pathogen.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
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