Brock Biology of Microorganisms (15th Edition)
Brock Biology of Microorganisms (15th Edition)
15th Edition
ISBN: 9780134261928
Author: Michael T. Madigan, Kelly S. Bender, Daniel H. Buckley, W. Matthew Sattley, David A. Stahl
Publisher: PEARSON
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The ability of the pathogen to cause an infectious disease is measured in terms of pathogenicity and virulence. The cumulative effect of interaction of the pathogen with host which helps to measure the pathogenicity is termed as virulence. Virulence would be different for different microorganisms and will vary from one strain to another strain. Virulence can be quantified in terms of LD50 by the presence of lethal pathogen and a suitable animal model.

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