virulence

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"These sugars are central to bacterial virulence, but they've been very hard to study," he said.

From Science Daily • Feb. 6, 2026

“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

This could allow them to acquire genes from frozen pathogens that confer antimicrobial resistance or greater virulence.

From Salon • Apr. 24, 2025

Following this mineral assessment, the scientists explored the impact of calcium on several aspects related to the virulence of the pathogen, including its growth rate, ability to form biofilms and motility.

From Science Daily • May 1, 2024

Like Griffith, Avery observed that the smooth-coated bacteria, once transformed, retained their virulence generation upon generation.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee