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
The researchers plan to continue exploring how specific virulence factors identified in the study influence disease progression.
From Science Daily
This could allow them to acquire genes from frozen pathogens that confer antimicrobial resistance or greater virulence.
From Salon
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
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
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