virulence
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"The study also tells us how albumin works on nullifying critical virulence factors including toxins and other fungal proteins involved in causing tissue damage and in aggressively invading human organs," explained Dr. Ibrahim.
From Science Daily ● Mar. 3, 2026
“The Saudis understood that their dispute with the Emiratis had crossed into an anti-Israel posture of increasing virulence, that it was creating serious problems for them in Washington,” Dubowitz said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 2, 2026
The team of phage scientists said they will continue looking for similar instances of phages dampening the virulence of pathogenic bacteria.
From Science Daily ● Apr. 15, 2024
"When tested for its effects on the fungus' ability to attack frogs, it seemed to actually increase the virulence of the fungus against the frog."
From Salon ● Apr. 6, 2024
Dill released a long exhale as he left the building, as though he’d held his breath for the entire time he was inside to keep from inhaling whatever virulence the men imprisoned there harbored.
From "The Serpent King" by Jeff Zentner
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