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By binding to molecules the fungus uses during infection, these regions help plants recognize the presence of an invading pathogen and activate their defenses.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 15, 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

Most human groups are a scattershot mix of HLA profiles, which means that almost always some people in the group will not get sick when exposed to a particular pathogen.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann

Their antibody responses to herpesviruses and autoantigens increased, while responses to encapsulated pathogens declined.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 24, 2026

Samples tested found norovirus, campylobacter, shigella and "other pathogens that cause stomach cramps and diarrhoea", officials said.

From BBC ● Oct. 20, 2026

We still use decades-old technology to detect the presence of dangerous pathogens.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 14, 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

All those microbes are still at an early stage in their evolution into specialized human pathogens.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond