The severity and duration of any infectious disease depend on the infective dose of the pathogen and predisposing host factors. The infective dose is defined as a minimum number of microorganisms...
Tag: Host-Pathogen Interactions
There are five major types of hosts depending upon their role in the life cycle of the parasites.
Pathogenicity islands (PAIs) are large groups of mobile genetic elements that are associated with pathogenicity and are located on the bacterial chromosome. These genetic elements are thought...
