"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.
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
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| MeSH Number(s) |
G06.930
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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Virulence" by people in this website by year, and whether "Virulence" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1996 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1997 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1998 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 1999 | 1 | 7 | 8 |
| 2000 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| 2001 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 2002 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 2003 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| 2004 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| 2005 | 1 | 8 | 9 |
| 2006 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 2007 | 0 | 8 | 8 |
| 2008 | 0 | 13 | 13 |
| 2009 | 1 | 11 | 12 |
| 2010 | 1 | 6 | 7 |
| 2011 | 0 | 9 | 9 |
| 2012 | 0 | 8 | 8 |
| 2013 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 2014 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| 2015 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 2016 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| 2017 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 2018 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| 2019 | 1 | 8 | 9 |
| 2020 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| 2021 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2022 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| 2023 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 2024 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| 2025 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2026 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Virulence" by people in Profiles.
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Virulent Parasites Emerge in Hosts With Rising Temperatures. Glob Chang Biol. 2026 Sep; 32(9):e71082.
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The FleQ-FleN circuit balances flagellar number against fitness in Pseudomonas aeruginosa. mBio. 2026 Sep 09; 17(9):e0036026.
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HMGB1 functions as a critical mediator of host defense at the gut mucosal barrier. Cell Host Microbe. 2026 Feb 11; 34(2):230-244.e13.
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Adaptation without Dominance in Pseudomonas syringae Pathovars. Microb Ecol. 2025 Dec 17; 89(1):27.
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Flagellar switch inverted repeats impact heterogeneity in flagellar gene expression and thus C. difficile RT027/MLST1 virulence. Cell Rep. 2025 Jun 24; 44(6):115830.
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Antibiotic target discovery by integrated phenotypic and activity-based profiling of electrophilic fragments. Cell Chem Biol. 2025 03 20; 32(3):434-448.e9.
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Protection against Clostridioides difficile disease by a naturally avirulent strain. Cell Host Microbe. 2025 Jan 08; 33(1):59-70.e4.
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PcdA promotes orthogonal division plane selection in Staphylococcus aureus. Nat Microbiol. 2024 Nov; 9(11):2997-3012.
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Rapid design of bacteriophage cocktails to suppress the burden and virulence of gut-resident carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae. Cell Host Microbe. 2024 11 13; 32(11):1988-2003.e8.
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Genotypic diversity, virulence, and molecular genetic tools in Histoplasma. Microbiol Mol Biol Rev. 2024 Jun 27; 88(2):e0007623.