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

The pathogen was not discovered intentionally at first.

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

Millions of lives were lost to the pathogen, including most of the 14 children born to Marcus and his wife, Faustina.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 11, 2026

For practical purposes, the fact that feeding is interrupted promptly is of course an enormous advantage, for crop damage stops almost as soon as the pathogen is applied.

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson