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These symbionts help fight off pathogenic bacteria and fungi.
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Sarah Everts, TIME, 16 July 2024
The presence of these pathogenic bacteria was found in a product having an expiration date of June 2, 2024, according to the FDA.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 10 July 2024
Other outbreaks of low pathogenic H5N2 were reported in Mexico in March and April.
—Will Sullivan, Smithsonian Magazine, 7 June 2024
The epithelial cells send stronger signals to the immune cells in the presence of Pseudomonas aeruginosa, a pathogenic bacteria species that’s not normally a healthy part of the human microbiome.
—Michael Irving, New Atlas, 12 Aug. 2024
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Sarah Everts, TIME, 16 July 2024
The presence of these pathogenic bacteria was found in a product having an expiration date of June 2, 2024, according to the FDA.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 10 July 2024
Other outbreaks of low pathogenic H5N2 were reported in Mexico in March and April.
—Will Sullivan, Smithsonian Magazine, 7 June 2024
The epithelial cells send stronger signals to the immune cells in the presence of Pseudomonas aeruginosa, a pathogenic bacteria species that’s not normally a healthy part of the human microbiome.
—Michael Irving, New Atlas, 12 Aug. 2024
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“Pathogenic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pathogenic. Accessed 20 Sep. 2024.
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pathogenic
adjective
patho·gen·ic
-ˈjen-ik 
2
: causing or capable of causing disease
pathogenic microorganisms
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