pathogen
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She added that the drugs did not provide effective coverage against a Gram-positive organism, which was the most likely pathogen causing the infection.
From BBC • Mar. 11, 2026
The pathogen was not discovered intentionally at first.
From Science Daily • Jan. 26, 2026
We now have a much clearer picture of how humanity’s successes—population growth, food production, urbanization, globalization—have stoked pathogen evolution.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 23, 2026
These results suggest the discovery could have broad clinical potential beyond a single pathogen.
From Science Daily • Jan. 22, 2026
For practical purposes, the fact that feeding is interrupted promptly is of course an enormous advantage, for crop damage stops almost as soon as the pathogen is applied.
From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson
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