Virulence

"Virulence" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

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The degree of pathogenicity within a group or species of microorganisms or viruses as indicated by case fatality rates and/or the ability of the organism to invade the tissues of the host. The pathogenic capacity of an organism is determined by its VIRULENCE FACTORS.

Descriptor ID	D014774
MeSH Number(s)	G06.930
Concept/Terms	Virulence Virulence Pathogenicity Pathogenicity

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Biological Sciences [G]
Microbiological Phenomena [G06]
Virulence [G06.930]

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Bar chart showing 186 publications over 30 distinct years, with a maximum of 13 publications in 2012

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
1996	0	1	1
1997	0	2	2
1998	0	2	2
1999	0	2	2
2000	0	4	4
2001	0	5	5
2002	0	7	7
2003	0	6	6
2004	0	6	6
2005	0	4	4
2006	0	9	9
2007	1	8	9
2008	0	5	5
2009	0	6	6
2010	0	10	10
2011	1	11	12
2012	1	12	13
2013	0	10	10
2014	0	12	12
2015	0	6	6
2016	0	7	7
2017	0	6	6
2018	2	6	8
2019	0	11	11
2020	1	7	8
2021	0	5	5
2022	0	2	2
2023	0	1	1
2024	0	6	6
2025	0	1	1

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Faraj R, Ramadan H, Bentum KE, Alkaraghulli B, Woube Y, Hassan Z, Samuel T, Adesiyun A, Jackson CR, Abebe W. Antimicrobial Resistance, Virulence Gene Profiling, and Spa Typing of Staphylococcus aureus Isolated from Retail Chicken Meat in Alabama, USA. Pathogens. 2025 Jan 22; 14(2).

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Busch JD, Kaestli M, Mayo M, Roe CC, Vazquez AJ, Choy JL, Harrington G, Benedict S, Stone NE, Allender CJ, Bowen RA, Keim P, Currie BJ, Sahl JW, Tuanyok A, Wagner DM. Melioidosis in goats at a single Australian farm was caused by multiple diverse lineages of Burkholderia pseudomallei present in soil. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2024 Dec; 18(12):e0012683.

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McClelland SC, Lund J, Dixit T, Hamama S, McClean LA, Spottiswoode CN, White CR, Louder MIM, Hauber ME, Honza M, Portugal SJ. Highly virulent avian brood-parasitic species show elevated embryonic metabolic rates at specific incubation stages compared to less virulent and non-parasitic species. Biol Lett. 2024 Sep; 20(9):20240411.

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Archambaud C, Nunez N, da Silva RAG, Kline KA, Serror P. Enterococcus faecalis: an overlooked cell invader. Microbiol Mol Biol Rev. 2024 Sep 26; 88(3):e0006924.

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Colomer-Winter C, Yong AMH, Chong KKL, Veleba M, Choo PY, Gao IH, Matysik A, Ho FK, Chen SL, Kline KA. The HtrA chaperone monitors sortase-assembled pilus biogenesis in Enterococcus faecalis. PLoS Genet. 2024 Aug; 20(8):e1011071.

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Vargas-Maya NI, Maunakea AK, Ram?rez-Montiel FB, Sultana R, Peres R, Mac?as-Cervantes QX, Medina-Nieto AL, Rangel-Serrano ?, Mart?nez-?lvarez JA, P?ramo-P?rez I, Anaya-Vel?zquez F, Padilla-Vaca F, Franco B. Avirulent UG10 Entamoeba histolytica mutant derived from HM-1:IMSS strain shows limited genome variability and aberrant 5-methyl cytosine genomic distribution. Mol Biochem Parasitol. 2024 12; 260:111647.

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Rashid M, Rashid R, Gadewal N, Carethers JM, Koi M, Brim H, Ashktorab H. High-throughput sequencing and in-silico analysis confirm pathogenicity of novel MSH3 variants in African American colorectal cancer. Neoplasia. 2024 03; 49:100970.

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Lloyd CJ, Klose KE. The Vibrio Polar Flagellum: Structure and Regulation. Adv Exp Med Biol. 2023; 1404:77-97.

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Ch'ng JH, Muthu M, Chong KKL, Wong JJ, Tan CAZ, Koh ZJS, Lopez D, Matysik A, Nair ZJ, Barkham T, Wang Y, Kline KA. Heme cross-feeding can augment Staphylococcus aureus and Enterococcus faecalis dual species biofilms. ISME J. 2022 08; 16(8):2015-2026.

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Roe C, Vazquez AJ, Phillips PD, Allender CJ, Bowen RA, Nottingham RD, Doyle A, Wongsuwan G, Wuthiekanun V, Limmathurotsakul D, Peacock S, Keim P, Tuanyok A, Wagner DM, Sahl JW. Multiple phylogenetically-diverse, differentially-virulent Burkholderia pseudomallei isolated from a single soil sample collected in Thailand. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2022 02; 16(2):e0010172.

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