The phrase "a number of pathogen" is not correct in written English.
It should be "a number of pathogens" to refer to multiple types of pathogens.
Example: "In the laboratory, we studied a number of pathogens that can cause infectious diseases."
Alternatives: "several pathogens" or "various pathogens".
A number of pathogen recognition receptors (PRRs) and chemokines were also differentially expressed in the liver following infection.
The present study was designed to evaluate whether or not these immunomodulatory responses were of sufficient magnitude to alter host resistances in a number of pathogen and tumor models.
The expression of the AtWAKL10-ECGG50 walsolso induced in a number of pathogen related mutants that have elevated levels of SA including, mitogen activated protein kinase (mpk -4 (+2.04) [70], constitutive expression of pathogenesis related genes (cpr)-5 (+0.97) [71] and the mpk -4n-aconstitutivetexpression kinase (mkk)-1 and mkk2 dofble mutant (mkk1:mkk2) (+2.25) [72].
While possessing a number of pathogen associated molecular patterns and inflammatory stimulants like lipoproteins, B. burgdorferi lacks LPS (lipopolysaccharide) in its outer membranes.
To assess any possible effect of natural selection by pathogen pressure on allele frequency, we correlated the allele frequency of Hp1/2 to a number of pathogen diversity indices, as described previously.
Since Al resulted in accumulation of ROS generating gene transcripts in S70 root tips, the resulting ions and oxidative damage might have triggered the up-regulation of a number of pathogen defense-related and membrane-stabilizing genes (Table 2).
As a biotrophic pathogenic fungus, S. scitamineum is expected to possess a number of pathogen-host interaction genes.
Finally, organometallic assemblies were screened extensively in-vitro against a number of pathogens.
Cytolethal distending toxin (CDT) represents an emerging family of newly described bacterial products that are produced by a number of pathogens.
The rat may carry a number of pathogens that can cause disease, as do all other rodents including the much more popular mouse, squirrel and fox.
Oct. 14, 2014 In the first study to look at would-be diseases carried by New York City rats, scientists at the Center for Infection and Immunity at Columbia University's Mailman School of Public Health identified a number of pathogens that can cause serious illnesses in humans, including life-threatening gastroenteritis.
