Your English writing platform
Discover LudwigSuggestions(5)
The phrase "a major causative factor" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing the primary reasons or influences behind a particular outcome or event.
Example: "The study revealed that a major causative factor in the decline of bee populations is the widespread use of pesticides."
Alternatives: "a significant contributing factor" or "a primary cause".
Exact(33)
It is a major causative factor of bovine mastitis in Norway (and worldwide), causes clinical and subclinical intramammary infections and produces 200 300 virulence factors.
Second, although DP in TKM is generally considered as a major causative factor for obesity, DP is not the sole cause that induces obesity, and other pattern such as Fire-Heat has also potential to result in obesity [ 33].
Deregulation of this process is a major causative factor for many diseases.
Nicholas and Alexandra goes too far, I think, in implying that the Tsarevich's illness was a major causative factor in the fall of the Romanovs, but it does seem to have bound the family into a single unit against the world, with a weak, hopelessly beloved child at the center of their orbit.
NDP polymorphisms may play a role in the pathogenesis of ROP, but do not appear to be a major causative factor.
It is there that tourism is the economic cornerstone and thus, chemical sunscreen residues are suspected of being a major causative factor.
Similar(27)
Staphylococcus aureus is a major causative agent for biofilm-associated infections.
Among them, the singlet oxygen is considered to be a major causative agent of cellular damage in photodynamic process.
Vibrio parahaemolyticus is a major causative agent of human gastroenteritis in seafood products including shrimps.
Staphylococcus aureus is a major causative agent implicated in outbreaks of food poisoning.
Coxsackievirus A16 (CA16) is a major causative agent of hand, foot, and mouth disease (HFMD).
Write better and faster with AI suggestions while staying true to your unique style.
Since I tried Ludwig back in 2017, I have been constantly using it in both editing and translation. Ever since, I suggest it to my translators at ProSciEditing.

Justyna Jupowicz-Kozak
CEO of Professional Science Editing for Scientists @ prosciediting.com