pathogenicity
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of pathogenicity
First recorded in 1895–1900; pathogenic + -ity
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Professor Brown told the BBC that the current virus was "as super-infectious as any high pathogenicity avian influenza we've ever seen".
From BBC ● Nov. 6, 2025
Much to my chagrin, I learned there is a link between antibiotic resistance and pathogenicity, meaning that the C. acnes strains that are antibiotic-resistant are the same strains causing aggressive breakouts.
From Slate ● Feb. 22, 2025
The quail studies only involve flu viruses with so-called low pathogenicity.
From Science Magazine ● Feb. 16, 2024
Sequencing showed that most of the detected viral strains present in the water samples had low pathogenicity.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 15, 2023
A final important test in identification is that of pathogenicity.
From Contagious Abortion of Cows by Ward J. MacNeal
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