"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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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1996 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2003 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2004 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2005 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2006 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2007 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2008 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2009 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2010 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2012 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 2013 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2015 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2016 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2017 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2019 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 2021 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2022 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Virulence Factors" by people in Profiles.
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CpxA Phosphatase Inhibitor Activates CpxRA and Is a Potential Treatment for Uropathogenic Escherichia coli in a Murine Model of Infection. Microbiol Spectr. 2022 04 27; 10(2):e0243021.
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Condensins are essential for Pseudomonas aeruginosa corneal virulence through their control of lifestyle and virulence programs. Mol Microbiol. 2022 04; 117(4):937-957.
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Autoinducing peptide-based quorum signaling systems in Clostridioides difficile. Curr Opin Microbiol. 2022 02; 65:81-86.
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BB0562 is a nutritional virulence determinant with lipase activity important for Borrelia burgdorferi infection and survival in fatty acid deficient environments. PLoS Pathog. 2021 08; 17(8):e1009869.
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Calcium-Regulated Protein CarP Responds to Multiple Host Signals and Mediates Regulation of Pseudomonas aeruginosa Virulence by Calcium. Appl Environ Microbiol. 2021 04 27; 87(10).
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Pneumolysin Induces 12-Lipoxygenase-Dependent Neutrophil Migration during Streptococcus pneumoniae Infection. J Immunol. 2020 01 01; 204(1):101-111.
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Risks associated with enterococci as probiotics. Food Res Int. 2020 03; 129:108788.
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The Bacteriophages of Streptococcus pyogenes. Microbiol Spectr. 2019 05; 7(3).
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Gene regulation of Sclerotinia sclerotiorum during infection of Glycine max: on the road to pathogenesis. BMC Genomics. 2019 Feb 26; 20(1):157.
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Intrinsic Toxin-Derived Peptides Destabilize and Inactivate Clostridium difficile TcdB. mBio. 2017 05 16; 8(3).