单词 | pathogenicity |
释义 | pathogenicitypath·o·gen·icP0111500 (păth′ə-jĕn′ĭk) also path·o·ge·net·ic (-jə-nĕt′ĭk)pathogenicity(ˌpæθədʒɛˈnɪsɪtɪ)pathogenicityPathogenicitypathogenicity[‚path·ə·jə′nis·əd·ē]Pathogenicitythe ability of a microorganism to cause infectious disease. Pathogenicity varies with the virulence of the infectious agent and with the susceptibility of the infected organisms. Thus for every microbe, it is a relative characteristic that depends on the species, age, sex, and physiological condition of the infected organism. Pathogenicity develops as a result of a microbial species’ long evolutionary adaptation to the presence of a particular host species. Individual strains from a single microbial species differ in pathogenicity. pathogenicitypathogenicity[path″o-jĕ-nis´ĭ-te]path·o·ge·nic·i·ty(path'ō-jĕ-nis'i-tē),path·o·ge·nic·i·ty(path'ō-jĕ-nis'i-tē) |
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