Microbiology: A Systems Approach
Microbiology: A Systems Approach
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ISBN: 9780073402437
Author: Marjorie Kelly Cowan Professor
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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The three ways microbes cause tissue damage.

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The degree of pathogenicity can be described by the term virulence. The virulence is determined by establishment of the microbe in the host and cause damage. The structure or characteristics that contribute to the virulence is known as virulence factor.

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