Sentence examples for be a serious pathogen from inspiring English sources

However, this bacterium can be a serious pathogen, and is now the second cause of hospital and community-acquired infections worldwide (David and Daum, 2010; DeLeo et al., 2010; David et al., 2011).

Aphanomyces euteiches Drechsler is a serious pathogen of leguminous crops that causes devastating root rot of pea worldwide.

Vibrio is a serious pathogen of marine fish and invertebrates, particularly penaeid shrimp [ 27].

Community-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (CA-MRSA) is a serious pathogen in several regions in the United States.

This study contributes to the growing body of evidence documenting that RSV is a serious pathogen in adults.

PROBLEM The respiratory pathogen Streptococcus pneumoniae (the pneumococcus) is a serious pathogen causing life-threatening community-acquired pneumonia and invasive diseases.

Although 2 recent analyses of discharge data for adults suggest that non-CDI causes of diarrhea are not likely leading to a reporting bias as the explanation for the observed increase in CDI rates (22, 23 ), the situation may be different for children in whom rotavirus is a serious pathogen and related hospitalizations are clearly increasing.

Our findings with strain BAA-1116, and more importantly strain HY01, which is known to be a serious shrimp pathogen (Rattanama et al., 2009), provide additional evidence to support this assertion.

E. coli serotype O157 H7, which is commonly known to be a serious food-borne pathogen throughout the world, was not detected in this study.

Sewage contamination of surface waters can be a serious problem, exposing people to waterborne pathogens such as Cryptosporidium, Giardia, and norovirus via recreational waters, and drinking water supplies.

Illnesses caused by bacterial foodborne pathogens continue to be a serious health issue worldwide.