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Summary Of: Virulence
virulence can be defined as the host... The virulence factors of bacteria are typically proteins or other molecules that are synthesized by protein enzymes... The virulence of various strains of... These virulence factors allow the bacteria to enter host cells and facilitate entry into the body across... Many bacteria produce virulence factors that inhibit the host... Many virulence factors are proteins made by bacteria that poison host cells and cause tissue damage... Viral virulence factors determine whether infection occurs and how severe the resulting viral disease symptoms are... Some viral virulence factors confer ability to replicate during the defensive inflammation responses of the host such as... The virulence of many pathogens in humans may not be a target of selection itself... that pathogenic populations would evolve to ever decreasing virulence because damage to the host will ultimately be harmful to the pathogen living inside... a balance between the costs and benefits of virulence during the evolution of pathogens... Encyclodia Page On: Virulence
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