"Virulence Factors" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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Those components of an organism that determine its capacity to cause disease but are not required for its viability per se. Two classes have been characterized: TOXINS, BIOLOGICAL and surface adhesion molecules that effect the ability of the microorganism to invade and colonize a host. (From Davis et al., Microbiology, 4th ed. p486)
| Descriptor ID |
D037521
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D23.946.896
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| Concept/Terms |
Virulence Factors- Virulence Factors
- Factors, Virulence
- Pathogenicity Factors
- Factors, Pathogenicity
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| 2008 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2011 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2015 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2018 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2019 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 2020 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Virulence Factors" by people in Profiles.
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Distributions of candidate vaccine Targets, virulence Factors, and resistance features of invasive group B Streptococcus using Whole-Genome Sequencing: A Multicenter, population-based surveillance study. Vaccine. 2024 Jun 11; 42(16):3564-3571.
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Helicobacter pylori patient isolates from South Africa and Nigeria differ in virulence factor pathogenicity profile and associated gastric disease outcome. Sci Rep. 2020 07 10; 10(1):11409.
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Pneumococcal virulence factors in community-acquired pneumonia. Curr Opin Pulm Med. 2020 05; 26(3):222-231.
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Unconventional SCCmec types and low prevalence of the Panton-Valentine Leukocidin exotoxin in South African blood culture Staphylococcus aureus surveillance isolates, 2013-2016. PLoS One. 2019; 14(11):e0225726.
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Genomic differences among carriage and invasive nontypeable pneumococci circulating in South Africa. Microb Genom. 2019 10; 5(10).
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N-glycosylation and homodimeric folding significantly enhance the immunoreactivity of Mycobacterium tuberculosis virulence factor CFP32 when produced in the yeast Pichia pastoris. Biochem Biophys Res Commun. 2019 08 27; 516(3):845-850.
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Detection of Helicobacter pylori and its virulence genes (cagA, dupA, and vacA) among patients with gastroduodenal diseases in Chris Hani Baragwanath Academic Hospital, South Africa. BMC Gastroenterol. 2019 May 14; 19(1):73.
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Pathogenic factors associated with development of disseminated intravascular coagulopathy (DIC) in a tertiary academic hospital in South Africa. PLoS One. 2018; 13(4):e0195793.
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Effect of Punica granatum on the virulence factors of cariogenic bacteria Streptococcus mutans. Microb Pathog. 2016 Sep; 98:45-9.
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Influence of cancer treatment on the Candida albicans isolated from the oral cavities of cancer patients. Support Care Cancer. 2016 06; 24(6):2429-36.