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FACULTATIVE PATHOGEN [1 record]

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Record 1 2021-01-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Microbiology and Parasitology
CONT

Facultative pathogens are organisms for which the host is only one of the niches they can exploit to reproduce. Facultative pathogens are primarily environmental bacteria and fungi that can occasionally cause infection.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Microbiologie et parasitologie
CONT

[…] les pathogènes facultatifs sont capables de vivre et de se reproduire en dehors de [leur hôte] en le rendant malade à des degrés divers selon les conditions rencontrées.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Microbiología y parasitología
CONT

La bacteria Gram negativa Pseudomona aeruginosa se comporta como un agente patógeno facultativo, ya que está presente en el tubo digestivo de los animales sanos, llegando a ser patógeno en condiciones desfavorables.

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