virulence

Virulence is a pathogen's or microorganism's ability to cause damage to a host.

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The jigsaw of PRRSV virulence.Veterinary microbiology · 2021
Advances in the quest for virulence factors of Haemophilus parasuis.Veterinary journal (London, England : 1997) · 2013
Molecular Insights Into Development and Virulence Determinants of Aspergilli: A Proteomic Perspective.Frontiers in cellular and infection microbiology · 2018
Phenotypic virulence characterization of avian pathogenic Escherichia coli (APEC) isolates from broiler breeders with colibacillosis in Mississippi.Journal of applied microbiology · 2024
Possible drugs for the treatment of bacterial infections in the future: anti-virulence drugs.The Journal of antibiotics · 2021

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Virulent bacteria
Methods by which bacteria cause disease
Virulent viruses
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Virulence is a pathogen's or microorganism's ability to cause damage to a host.

In most cases, especially in animal systems, virulence refers to the degree of damage caused by a microbe to its host. The pathogenicity of an organism—its ability to cause disease—is determined by its virulence factors. In the specific context of gene for gene systems, often in plants, virulence refers to a pathogen's ability to infect a resistant host. Virulence can also be transferred using a plasmid.