pathogen
noun
path·o·gen
ˈpa-thə-jən 
: a specific causative agent (such as a bacterium or virus) of disease
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Cantaloupe also has been contaminated with pathogens, including salmonella and listeria.
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Elizabeth Chuck, NBC News, 25 Oct. 2024
The wound dressing can interfere with the plant’s ability to seal the wound and trap moisture and pathogens at the site.
—Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 23 Oct. 2024
In 2020, Chipotle agreed to pay $25 million to resolve criminal charges alleging that from 2015 to 2018 its contaminated food sickened more than 1,100 people across the United States with pathogens including E. coli, norovirus and salmonella.
—Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2024
Black Sheep 2 will follow a young scientist who is convinced that a dangerous new pathogen threatens the population and tracks it back to her hometown – which is located in the shadow of the remote sheep station where the macabre events of the original Black Sheep unfolded.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 5 Nov. 2024
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Elizabeth Chuck, NBC News, 25 Oct. 2024
The wound dressing can interfere with the plant’s ability to seal the wound and trap moisture and pathogens at the site.
—Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 23 Oct. 2024
In 2020, Chipotle agreed to pay $25 million to resolve criminal charges alleging that from 2015 to 2018 its contaminated food sickened more than 1,100 people across the United States with pathogens including E. coli, norovirus and salmonella.
—Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2024
Black Sheep 2 will follow a young scientist who is convinced that a dangerous new pathogen threatens the population and tracks it back to her hometown – which is located in the shadow of the remote sheep station where the macabre events of the original Black Sheep unfolded.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 5 Nov. 2024
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pathogen
noun
patho·gen
ˈpath-ə-jən
: a specific causative agent (as a bacterium or virus) of disease
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