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Is a pathogen a disease causing agent or an agent that can cause disease?
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Can cause disease.
Can cause disease.
Probiotics such as Lactobacillus have the potential to cause infection, but aren't considered pathogenic?
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Think of the name - "pathogenic" the ability to generate pathology.
We live with various pathogenic bacteria on and in our bodies and survive quite nicely. Something like lactobacillus would be a potential pathogen.
We live with various pathogenic bacteria on and in our bodies and survive quite nicely. Something like lactobacillus would be a potential pathogen.
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Think of the name - "pathogenic" the ability to generate pathology.
We live with various pathogenic bacteria on and in our bodies and survive quite nicely. Something like lactobacillus would be a potential pathogen.
Think of the name - "pathogenic" the ability to generate pathology.
We live with various pathogenic bacteria on and in our bodies and survive quite nicely. Something like lactobacillus would be a potential pathogen.
And do you have any examples of non-pathogenic bacteria?
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Lactobacillus is a natural commensal bacteria of the gut and genital tract but can also behave as a pathogen
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15599646
Most bacteria are non-pathogenic. With new DNA fingerprinting technology and microbiome research we are realising there are a LOT more bacteria than we first thought.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15599646
Most bacteria are non-pathogenic. With new DNA fingerprinting technology and microbiome research we are realising there are a LOT more bacteria than we first thought.
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Is a pathogen a disease causing agent or an agent that can cause disease?
Is a pathogen a disease causing agent or an agent that can cause disease?
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