"Virulence Factors" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
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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 | 3 | 11 |
| 2011 | 9 | 4 | 13 |
| 2012 | 8 | 4 | 12 |
| 2013 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2014 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| 2015 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 2016 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2017 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 2018 | 3 | 8 | 11 |
| 2019 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2020 | 5 | 4 | 9 |
| 2021 | 1 | 7 | 8 |
| 2022 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 2023 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 2024 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2025 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Virulence Factors" by people in Profiles.
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Manipulation of macrophage signaling by Leishmania virulence factors. Virulence. 2025 Dec; 16(1):2549802.
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Helicobacter pylori Pathogenic Factors and Their Interactions With the Gastric Microbiome. Helicobacter. 2025 Sep-Oct; 30(5):e70072.
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Characterization of the ligand binding pocket of the virulence regulator Rns, a member of the AraC/XylS family of transcription factors. mSphere. 2025 Aug 26; 10(8):e0011525.
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Mechanisms of bacterial host-to-host transmission. Microbiol Mol Biol Rev. 2025 Sep 25; 89(3):e0025924.
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Coriander borne Salmonella superbug: genomic assessments of chromosomal and plasmid-associated resistance, virulence and MGEs of XDR Salmonella enterica Typhi NH1. Pathog Glob Health. 2025 Jul-Sep; 119(5-6):210-224.
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Genomic and functional analysis of rmp locus variants in Klebsiella pneumoniae. Genome Med. 2025 Apr 09; 17(1):36.
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Helicobacter pylori virulence factor CagA promotes Snail-mediated epithelial-mesenchymal transition and invasive behavior by downregulating Semaphorin 5A in gastric epithelial cells. Biochem Biophys Res Commun. 2025 03 01; 750:151421.
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An ancient ecospecies of Helicobacter pylori. Nature. 2024 Nov; 635(8037):178-185.
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Enterococcus faecalis-derived adenine enhances enterohaemorrhagic Escherichia coli Type 3 Secretion System-dependent virulence. Nat Microbiol. 2024 Sep; 9(9):2448-2461.
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Emergent emm4 group A Streptococcus evidences a survival strategy during interaction with immune effector cells. Infect Immun. 2024 07 11; 92(7):e0015224.