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The virulent strain of the bacterium S pneumoniae causes disease because it?
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Can you use Virulent in a sentence?
he came down with a virulent type of disease
How could you use the word virulent in a sentence?
Smallpox is a virulent disease.
What is the difference between a virulent phage and a temperate phage?
In virology, temperate refers to the life cycle some phages are able to perform. Atemperate phage can integrate its genome into its host bacterium's chromosome, becoming a lysogen known as a prophage. A temperate phage is also able to undergo lytic life cycles, where the prophage is expressed, replicates the phage genome and produces phage progeny and the progeny phage leave the bacterium. The virulent phages have only lytic lifecycles and thus infection results in the host cell's death (due to lytic cell destruction-the phage replicates itself and then bursts the cell, releasing many copies).
What does virulent bacteria mean?
Virulent bacteria are ones that are able to cause disease. Examples of potentially virulent bacteria are Staphylococcus aureus and Neisseria gonorrhea.
Why might a person with AIDS die from a disease caused by a bacterium?
because there is no cure
A word that starts with a v that means disease-causing?
virulent
Describes a microorganisms or virus that causes disease and that is highly infectious?
Virulent
What disease is not caused by bacterium?
Flu
Can bacterium cause disease?
Yes of course it can . Bacterium is the plural of bacteria so yes it can cause disease but since bacteria reproduce lightening fast it wouldn't stay a bacterium for long
Is anthrax a bacterium?
No. Anthrax refers to the disease itself. The bacterium that causes it is Bacillus anthracis.
Do more virulent diseases result in more severe epidemics?
Not always. If a disease is too virulent, it may kill the infected individuals before it has a chance to spread.
Is lyme disease cause by a fungus?
No, by a bacterium.
