Virulence

Word VIRULENCE
Character 9
Hyphenation vir u lence
Pronunciations /ˈvɪɹjələns/

Definitions and meanings of "Virulence"

What do we mean by virulence?

The state of being virulent.

A measure of how virulent a thing is.

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The word "virulence" in example sentences

Throughout the manuscript, the term virulence factor will be used in accordance with the definition proposed by Wood et al; "A component of a pathogen that when deleted specifically impairs virulence but not viability" ❋ Konstantin Kadzhaev Et Al. (2009)

It is very noteworthy here that one must certainly not conclude that the loss of disease-causing activity for cattle necessarily means a decrease in virulence for other animals. ❋ Unknown (1967)

What wonder, that this year, when as we are told, its virulence is unexampled in ❋ Unknown (1826)

This is the part that makes us sick that they call virulence in the article. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Current tests have been conducted in a maximum bio-hazard facility, and the results indicate that this virus’s virulence is exactly as advertised, killing mice and monkeys in remarkably short periods. ❋ Unknown (2007)

The harshness with which a parasite treats its host—what biologists call virulence—contains a trade-off. ❋ Carl Zimmer (2009)

To this aim, they deliver so-called virulence factors through a transport channel located in the bacterial membrane. ❋ Unknown (2010)

The homologues have not been described as virulence determinants but a similar peptidase has been identified in ❋ Konstantin Kadzhaev Et Al. (2009)

These molecules, called virulence factors, play a sophisticated game of mimicry, imitating many of the cells 'normal activities but ultimately co-opting them to serve the bacteria's needs. ❋ Unknown (2009)

She said bacteria cause disease by producing molecules called virulence factors, which require a type of chemical bond, disulfide bonds, to function. ❋ Unknown (2009)

At any moment, one out of every three of us is carrying S. aureus without being made sick by it.3 But when that mutual balance is disrupted, S. aureus can attack with ferocity, causing infections that range from simple skin boils and rashes to muscle and bone abscesses, pneumonia, toxic shock, even infestations of the valves of the heart.4 The countless generations of close contact have given the bacterium an unmatched familiarity with the human immune system, and out of that long acquaintance it has evolved a huge range of microbiological weapons called virulence factors—more than seventy cell-destroying enzymes and toxins, many more than any other bacterium can produce.5 ❋ MARYN MCKENNA (2010)

There are enough HRC supporters out there complaining about the "virulence," "fanaticism" and "negativity" of Obama supporters in the blogosphere. ❋ Unknown (2009)

President Nelson Mandela's display of anti-white "virulence" at ❋ Unknown (1999)

In the latter the debates assumed a virulence which is illustrated by the speeches on the Sumner assault. ❋ Various (1899)

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