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Define:
pathogenicity |
the ability of a pathogen to produce an infectious disease in an organism used interchangeably with virulence
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Define:
virulence |
the ability to cause disease
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Define:
microbial antagonism |
A property of microorganisms which enables one microorganism to kill, injure, or inhibit the growth of a different microorganism.
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Define:
pathogenesis – development of disease |
the mechanism by which the disease is caused. The term can also be used to describe the origin and development of the disease and whether it is acute, chronic or recurrent.
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What is meant by
ID50 |
a virulence facto that increases pathogenicity, ID50 refers to the infectious dose - the number of organisms required to produce disease in half those exposed (a measure of virulence)
Lower ID50 Higher virulence |
