subpathotype

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

sub- +‎ pathotype

Noun[edit]

subpathotype (plural subpathotypes)

  1. Any of a group of organisms (of the same species) that have less pathogenicity, on a specified host, than others
    • 2016 February 5, “Free-Ranging Frigates ( Fregata magnificens ) of the Southeast Coast of Brazil Harbor Extraintestinal Pathogenic Escherichia coli Resistant to Antimicrobials”, in PLOS ONE‎[1], →DOI:
      ExPEC includes the subpathotype avian pathogenic E.
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