Meanings
plural pathogenicities
- countableuncountableThe quality or state of causing, originating or producing disease.
1 more example
On the other hand, it can be observed that, with small exceptions, the S. pneumonia strains are the only Streptococci equipped with homospermidine biosynthesis and pyruvate oxidation pathways, which have been found to be involved in pathogenicity mechanisms [50 ] and in the counteraction of oxidative stress [51 ].
2015 September 15, “Assessing the Metabolic Diversity of Streptococcus from a Protein Domain Point of View”, in PLOS ONE, →DOIAntonyms: nonpathogenicity
Synonyms & antonyms
nounThe quality or state of causing, originating or producing disease.
Origin
Translations
Polish chorobotwórczość, patogenność
- chorobotwórczośćability to cause disease
- patogennośćability to cause disease
- patogenicznośćability to cause disease
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pathogenicity. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pathogenicity
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