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Without all these genetic changes, there would be a chance the virus could revert to a dangerous, pathogenic form.
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Stephani Sutherland, Scientific American, 15 Oct. 2024
These are known to infect mycobacteria, a pathogenic species that causes leprosy, tuberculosis, and chronic lung infections, among other diseases.
—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 9 Oct. 2024
In 2020, a new, highly pathogenic form emerged in Europe and spread quickly around the world.
—Lisa M. Krieger, The Mercury News, 4 Oct. 2024
Rao and his colleagues identified CD4 T cells — or pathogenic T cells — as the ones causing an imbalance of B cells.
—Joshua Rapp Learn, Discover Magazine, 10 Sep. 2024
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Stephani Sutherland, Scientific American, 15 Oct. 2024
These are known to infect mycobacteria, a pathogenic species that causes leprosy, tuberculosis, and chronic lung infections, among other diseases.
—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 9 Oct. 2024
In 2020, a new, highly pathogenic form emerged in Europe and spread quickly around the world.
—Lisa M. Krieger, The Mercury News, 4 Oct. 2024
Rao and his colleagues identified CD4 T cells — or pathogenic T cells — as the ones causing an imbalance of B cells.
—Joshua Rapp Learn, Discover Magazine, 10 Sep. 2024
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“Pathogenic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pathogenic. Accessed 16 Nov. 2024.
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pathogenic
adjective
patho·gen·ic
-ˈjen-ik 
2
: causing or capable of causing disease
pathogenic microorganisms
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