Used attributively before another noun (e.g., "pathogenicity island") to denote relation to the ability to cause disease; not generally gradable.
Traduzioni
pathogéniqueEmploi scientifique, surtout dans des groupes nominaux techniques. Pathogenicity islands often carry genes that enhance a bacterium's virulence.
Les îlots pathogéniques portent souvent des gènes qui renforcent la virulence d'une bactérie.
Definizioni
Relating to, or characteristic of, pathogenicity, especially when used attributively before another noun. Pathogenicity islands often carry genes that enhance a bacterium's virulence.