pathogen
noun
path·o·gen
ˈpa-thə-jən 
: a specific causative agent (such as a bacterium or virus) of disease
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The team that approves respirators — which assures the equipment can protect against everything from asbestos to airborne pathogens — has been shut down.
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Will Stone, NPR, 2 May 2025
The proposal includes establishing a pathogen access and benefit-sharing system, building geographically diverse research and development capacities, facilitating the transfer of technology and related knowledge, and establishing a global supply chain and logistics network, among other measures.
—Joseph Choi, The Hill, 16 Apr. 2025
This includes establishing a pathogen access and benefit sharing system and building geographically diverse research capacities among others.
—Reuters, CNN Money, 15 Apr. 2025
The challenge with treating this pathogen is its ability to be misidentified as other, less harmful types of candida, and its multidrug resistance.
—Jenny Lehmann, Discover Magazine, 3 Apr. 2025
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Will Stone, NPR, 2 May 2025
The proposal includes establishing a pathogen access and benefit-sharing system, building geographically diverse research and development capacities, facilitating the transfer of technology and related knowledge, and establishing a global supply chain and logistics network, among other measures.
—Joseph Choi, The Hill, 16 Apr. 2025
This includes establishing a pathogen access and benefit sharing system and building geographically diverse research capacities among others.
—Reuters, CNN Money, 15 Apr. 2025
The challenge with treating this pathogen is its ability to be misidentified as other, less harmful types of candida, and its multidrug resistance.
—Jenny Lehmann, Discover Magazine, 3 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for pathogen
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“Pathogen.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pathogen. Accessed 13 May. 2025.
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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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