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A bacteria or virus that causes disease is known as a pathogen.
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A pathogen is an agent that is?
responsible for causing disease
Who showed that the filterable agent that caused tobacco mosaic disease was capable of reproduction?
Ivanosky (1892) and Beijernick (1898)This view was finally dispelled by Landsteiner andPopper (1909), who showed that poliomyelitis was causedby a 'filterable agent' - the first human disease to berecognized as having a viral cause
Wetting agent suspending agent?
a chemical agent capable of reducing the surface tension of a liquid in which it is dissolved (source:dictionary online)
What is a disk diffusion test?
In the disk diffusion test (also called the Kirby Bauer test), disks containing an antimicrobial agent are placed on the surface of an agar plate containing a medium that has been inoculated with the disease agent being tested, which will grow and fill the disk. The antimicrobial agent diffuses into the medium, killing some of the disease agent around where the anitmicrobial agent was innoculated, depending on how susceptible the disease agent is to the antimicrobial agent. The size of the area cleared of the disease agent shows how effective the antimicrobial agent is.
Am infectious agent smaller than bacteria and capable of ifecting almost all plants and animals is a?
An infectious agent smaller than bacteria and capable of infesting almost all plants and animals is a?
Any agent capable of producing disease-?
Any agent that is capable of producing a disease is known as a pathogen. Pathogens can be bacterial, viral or fungal.
What is a disease-causing agent?
pathogen
A general term for any non disease causing agent is?
A general term for any non-disease causing agent is ________.
What does a disease causing agent called?
Pathogen
A pathogen is an agent that is?
responsible for causing disease
What is the difference between carriers and vectors?
Any agent that is capable of causing a disease is called as a pathogen. Vector is a DNA molecule carrying the gene of interest from one bacteria to the other to form a transformed cell.
Is a disease infectious or contagious if it is passed from a disease causing agent?
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What is the carrier of a disease known as?
Asymptomatic carrier, a person or organism infected with an infectious disease agent, but displaying no symptomsGenetic carrier, a person or organism that has inherited a genetic trait or mutation, but displaying no symptoms
What is the other name for a microbe?
Pathogen or disease-causing agent
Identify possible cause of a disease?
A vector. A vector is a disease causing agent. Such as ticks, or mosquitos.
What is the medical term meaning any non-disease causing agent?
nonpathogen
What is the medical term meaning causing tumors?
A carcinogen is an agent that causes cancer.
