virulence
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“The Saudis understood that their dispute with the Emiratis had crossed into an anti-Israel posture of increasing virulence, that it was creating serious problems for them in Washington,” Dubowitz said.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 2, 2026
They compared the genomes of EF-responsive and non-responsive strains and found that, in addition to iron acquisition genes, responsive strains had genes associated with virulence and capsule production specifically.
From Science Daily • Dec. 2, 2024
That genetic twist would likely diminish H5N1’s virulence, experts predict, but no one can say how much less deadly it might become.
From Salon • Jul. 23, 2024
These virulence factors are used to differentiate one species of Streptococcus from another and are one way to distinguish samples through phenotypic analysis.
From Science Daily • May 22, 2024
Like Griffith, Avery observed that the smooth-coated bacteria, once transformed, retained their virulence generation upon generation.
From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee
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