pathogens

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

That is when the ship’s medical team requested testing to see if any pathogens were present.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 2026

Researchers at the Fraunhofer Institute for Cell Therapy and Immunology IZI in Halle identified a substance that targets harmful pathogens without affecting the rest of the microbial community.

From Science Daily • Apr. 13, 2026

“Animals and pathogens do not care about political borders,” said Jérôme Gippet, a biologist at the University of Fribourg and the University of Lausanne in Switzerland and the study’s lead author.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 13, 2026

These wild species often have useful genes that make them resistant to pests and pathogens that the agriculturally bred species have lost.

From BBC • Apr. 11, 2026

In contrast to chemicals, insect pathogens are harmless to all but their intended targets.

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson