virulence

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“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

They compared the genomes of EF-responsive and non-responsive strains and found that, in addition to iron acquisition genes, responsive strains had genes associated with virulence and capsule production specifically.

From Science Daily • Dec. 2, 2024

Mycoviral infections are multifaceted; they can reduce or increase virulence or remain hidden without obvious symptoms.

From Science Daily • Jun. 19, 2024

"So, we expected the virus might have a negative effect on Bd virulence and were stunned to find the opposite effect."

From Salon • Apr. 6, 2024

When the typhus fever had fulfilled its mission of devastation at Lowood, it gradually disappeared from thence; but not till its virulence and the number of its victims had drawn public attention on the school.

From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë