Phenomena and Processes

Host Tropism

The specificity of certain pathogens for infecting a particular type of cell or tissue.

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Abstract

The specificity of certain pathogens for infecting a particular type of cell or tissue.

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Synonyms

49 entry terms
  • Host Cell Tropism
  • Host Tissue Tropism
  • Species Tropism
  • Cell Tropism, Host
  • Cell Tropisms, Host
  • Host Cell Tropisms
  • Host Tissue Tropisms
  • Host Tropisms
  • Species Tropisms
  • Tissue Tropism, Host
  • Tissue Tropisms, Host
  • Tropism, Host
  • Tropism, Host Cell
  • Tropism, Host Tissue
  • Tropism, Species
  • Tropisms, Host
  • Tropisms, Host Cell
  • Tropisms, Host Tissue
  • Tropisms, Species
  • Amphotropic
  • Amphotropic Host Range
  • Amphotropism
  • Bacterial Tropism
  • Ecotropic Host Range
  • Ecotropism
  • Pantropic Host Range
  • Pantropism
  • Amphotropic Host Ranges
  • Amphotropics
  • Amphotropisms
  • Bacterial Tropisms
  • Ecotropic Host Ranges
  • Ecotropisms
  • Host Range, Amphotropic
  • Host Range, Ecotropic
  • Host Range, Pantropic
  • Host Ranges, Amphotropic
  • Host Ranges, Ecotropic
  • Host Ranges, Pantropic
  • Pantropic Host Ranges
  • Pantropisms
  • Range, Amphotropic Host
  • Range, Ecotropic Host
  • Range, Pantropic Host
  • Ranges, Amphotropic Host
  • Ranges, Ecotropic Host
  • Ranges, Pantropic Host
  • Tropism, Bacterial
  • Tropisms, Bacterial

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5 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings drug effects, genetics, immunology, physiology, radiation effects.

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2024 (2009)

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Host Tropism. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D000096502. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D000096502
  2. Host Tropism. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Host_tropism
  3. Host Tropism. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1536273