"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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| 2002 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2005 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2006 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2008 | 5 | 5 | 10 |
| 2009 | 5 | 2 | 7 |
| 2010 | 8 | 2 | 10 |
| 2011 | 8 | 4 | 12 |
| 2012 | 8 | 4 | 12 |
| 2013 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2014 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| 2015 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 2016 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 2017 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 2018 | 3 | 8 | 11 |
| 2019 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2020 | 5 | 4 | 9 |
| 2021 | 1 | 7 | 8 |
| 2022 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 2023 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 2024 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2025 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Virulence Factors" by people in Profiles.
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Whole-genome profiling of antimicrobial resistance and virulence determinants in extensively-drug resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa isolates causing ventilator associated pneumonia in Egypt. BMC Infect Dis. 2026 Jul 20; 26(1).
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Intramuscular but not nebulized administration of a mRNA vaccine against Rhodococcus equi stimulated humoral immune responses in neonatal foals. Am J Vet Res. 2024 Feb 01; 85(2).
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Diagnosis of paediatric tuberculosis by optically detecting two virulence factors on extracellular vesicles in blood samples. Nat Biomed Eng. 2022 08; 6(8):979-991.
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Genomic Insights into Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus spa Type t899 Isolates Belonging to Different Sequence Types. Appl Environ Microbiol. 2021 02 26; 87(6).
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Adenosine A2B receptor: A pathogenic factor and a therapeutic target for sensorineural hearing loss. FASEB J. 2020 12; 34(12):15771-15787.
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Molecular Characterization of Staphylococcus aureus Isolates From Children With Periorbital or Orbital Cellulitis. J Pediatric Infect Dis Soc. 2018 Aug 17; 7(3):205-209.
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Genetic populations and virulence factors of Helicobacter pylori. Infect Genet Evol. 2018 06; 60:109-116.
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Challenges of Francisella classification exemplified by an atypical clinical isolate. Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis. 2018 Apr; 90(4):241-247.
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Helicobacter pylori as an oncogenic pathogen, revisited. Expert Rev Mol Med. 2017 03 21; 19:e4.
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Helicobacter pylori Outer Membrane Protein-Related Pathogenesis. Toxins (Basel). 2017 03 11; 9(3).