Pathogenicity is the potential disease-causing capacity of pathogens, involving a combination of infectivity (pathogen's … 展开

Algae are single-celled eukaryotes that are generally non-pathogenic. Green algae from the genus Prototheca lack chlorophyll and are known to cause the disease protothecosis in humans, dogs, cats, and cattle, typically in… 展开

While bacteria are typically viewed as pathogens, they serve as hosts to bacteriophage viruses (commonly known as phages). The bacteriophage life cycle involves the viruses injecting their genome into bacterial cell… 展开

Despite many attempts, no therapy has been shown to halt the progression of prion diseases.
A variety of prevention and treatment options exist for some viral pathogens. Vaccines are … 展开

Many pathogens are capable of sexual interaction. Among pathogenic bacteria, sexual interaction occurs between cells of the same species by the process of genetic transformation. Transformation involves the transfer of … 展开

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