pathogen

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Katherine Wu explained in a recent Atlantic piece: “The reality is that both environment and pathogens often influence the outcome of disease, and both should be addressed.”

From Salon

When positioned optimally, the device prevented inhalation of pathogens during the first 15 minutes of exposure.

From Science Daily

In the recent study, Collins and his fellow researchers exposed A. baumannii to thousands of potential drug compounds to see which of them blocked the pathogen’s growth.

From Scientific American

It is the time that the captive colony of straw-coloured fruit bats begin to stir and the best time they can be tested for different pathogens.

From BBC

“These type of mosquitoes are not as great vectors as others that carry mosquito-borne pathogens like dengue fever.”

From Seattle Times