virulent
adjective
actively poisonous; intensely noxious.
hypervirulent
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a word derived from
virulent.
Example Sentences
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This explains why antibiotics failed me time and time again: They selected for the resistant and hypervirulent strains of C. acnes.
From Slate ● Feb. 22, 2025
Not so for Klebsiella, says Riesbeck, whose team describes in the Journal of Infection “alarmingly” hypervirulent XDR and pandrug-resistant Klebsiella strains isolated from wounded Ukrainian soldiers and civilians.
From Science Magazine ● Nov. 27, 2024
The most significant discovery is that tomato juice is effective in eliminating Salmonella Typhi, its hypervirulent variants, and other bacteria that can harm people's digestive and urinary tract health.
From Science Daily ● Jan. 30, 2024
Researchers are investigating ways to tell these listeria strains apart, distinguishing the less harmful ones from those that are particularly dangerous, or hypervirulent.
From Salon ● Sep. 8, 2022
His paper, published Thursday in PLoS Pathogens, reported that detailed genetic analyses had revealed that two strains of C. gattii, a fungus that typically lives in trees and soil, had become hypervirulent.
From Time ● Apr. 23, 2010
