The phrase "as the main pathogen" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used in contexts discussing diseases, infections, or microbiology to specify the primary organism responsible for causing a particular illness.
Example: "In this study, we identified Staphylococcus aureus as the main pathogen responsible for the outbreak."
Alternatives: "as the primary pathogen" or "as the principal pathogen".
This study was designed to evaluate and compare the antibacterial effects of two different systems of photodynamic and photothermal therapy on Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans as the main pathogen involved in aggressive Periodontitis.
MagA-positive (or serotype K1) K. pneumoniae is accordingly recognized as the main pathogen of pyogenic liver abscess (7, 8 ).
These results challenge our current view on NTM infections where MAC has been regarded as the main pathogen.
However, one prospective study from Tanzania also reports S. aureus as the main pathogen of bloodstream infection in newborns between 7 28 days of age [ 12].
When several agents were detected in the same herd, BRSV was always present and the number of BRSV positive animals was higher than for BPIV3 and BCoV, supporting the view of BRSV as the main pathogen.
When serology indicated that bovine coronavirus and/or bovine parainfluenza virus 3 were present, the number of BRSV positive animals in the herd was always higher, supporting the view of BRSV as the main pathogen.
Two species, Paragonimus africanus and Paragonimus uterobilateralis are known as the main pathogens of human paragonimiasis in Africa.
The bacteriological study of plantar ulcers of leprosy patients revealed Enterobacteriaceae and S. aureus as the main pathogens involved in such infections.
Our findings are novel in that we identified non-capsulated and capsulated H. influenzae as the main pathogens causing AOM in Venezuela.
Previous studies have implicated Streptococcus pneumoniae and Haemophilus influenzae as the main pathogens associated with ABRS, with confirmatory studies in animal models.
Although it cannot be precluded that lipid peroxidation may be stimulated in a similar mechanism by gram-negative bacteria and by gram-positive cocci, the present results are limited on gram-negative sepsis, particularly because gram-negative species emerged as the main pathogens of the studied cohort.
