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Abstract
Those components of an organism that determine its capacity to cause disease but are not required for its viability per se. Two classes have been characterized: TOXINS, BIOLOGICAL and surface adhesion molecules that effect the ability of the microorganism to invade and colonize a host. (From Davis et al., Microbiology, 4th ed. p486)
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7 entry terms
- Pathogenicity Factor
- Pathogenicity Factors
- Virulence Factor
- Factor, Pathogenicity
- Factor, Virulence
- Factors, Pathogenicity
- Factors, Virulence
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28 allowable subheadings
Indexed with the subheadings administration & dosage, adverse effects, agonists, analysis, antagonists & inhibitors, biosynthesis, blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemical synthesis, chemistry, classification, deficiency, economics, genetics, history, immunology, isolation & purification, metabolism, pharmacokinetics, pharmacology, physiology, poisoning, radiation effects, standards, supply & distribution, therapeutic use, toxicity, urine.
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coord with specific factors if pertinent
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2003
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- Virulence (1967-2002)
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- National Library of Medicine. Virulence Factors. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D037521. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D037521
- Virulence Factors. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virulence_factor
- Virulence Factors. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1623405