Definition
Virulence factors are cellular structures, molecules and regulatory systems that enable microbial pathogens to achieve the following:colonization of a niche in the host immunoevasion, evasion of the host's immune response immunosuppression, inhibition of the host's immune response entry into and exit out of cells obtain nutrition from the host
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latencyVirusoidVomitoxinYersiniaYersinia pestisYersinia pseudotuberculosisZearalenoneZeranolZetekitoxin ABΑ-AmanitinΑ-BungarotoxinΒ-AmanitinΒ-BungarotoxinΓ-AmanitinΕ-Amanitin
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