English

Etymology

From < {{term|πάθος|lang=el|tr=pathos||disease|sc=Grek}} (see ) + {{term|génique||producing|lang=fr}}.

Noun

1. In the Context of Any organism or substance, especially a microorganism, capable of causing disease, such as bacteria, viruses, protozoa or fungus|fungi. Microorganisms are not considered to be pathogenic until they have reached a population size that is large enough to cause disease.

Derived terms

• pathogenic
• pathogenesis
• pathogenous
• pathogeny

Translations

• Chinese:
• :Mandarin: (bìngyuántǐ)
• Finnish: ,
• French:
• Greek: {{t|el|παθογόνος|m|tr=pathogonos|sc=Grek}}

id:pathogen ta:pathogen vi:pathogen zh:pathogen