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Virulence Attenuation

Virulence Attenuation is the evolutionary or experimental reduction in the severity of pathogen-induced host disease, distinguished from related processes by its specific focus on the diminished capacity of a pathogen to cause harm while often maintaining transmissibility or persistence within host populations.

633

Publications

36.8K

Citations

3.6K

Authors

918

Institutions

Publications per year

2017–2026

160

Variants

Pathogen Attenuation

Parents

Publications

633

Replication of Norovirus in Cell Culture Reveals a Tropism for Dendritic Cells and Macrophages

Christiane E. Wobus, Stephanie M. Karst, Larissa B. Thackray et al. · PLoS Biology · 2004 · 848 citations · Full text

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Identification of a virulence locus encoding a second type III secretion system in Salmonella typhimurium.

Jacqueline E. Shea, Michael Hensel, Colin Gleeson et al. · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · 1996 · 799 citations

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Virulence differences between monkeypox virus isolates from West Africa and the Congo basin

Nanhai G. Chen, Guiyun Li, M. Kathryn Liszewski et al. · Virology · 2005 · 541 citations · Full text

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Large-Scale Identification of Virulence Genes from <i>Streptococcus pneumoniae</i>

Alessandra Polissi, Andrea Pontiggia, Georg Feger et al. · Infection and Immunity · 1998 · 431 citations · Full text

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Complementation of a Capsule-Deficient Mutation of <i>Cryptococcus neoformans</i> Restores its Virulence

Yun C. Chang, Kyung J. Kwon‐Chung · Molecular and Cellular Biology · 1994 · 429 citations · Full text

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Authors

3.6K

  1. DL
    Donald L. Nuss

    La Roche College, United States

    15 publications · 1.1K citations

    15

    h-index

  2. DP
    Douglas P. Gladue

    Plum Island Animal Disease Center, United States

    7 publications · 780 citations

    7

    h-index

  3. MV
    Manuel V. Borca

    Plum Island Animal Disease Center, United States

    7 publications · 787 citations

    7

    h-index

  4. MF
    Ming‐Guang Feng

    Zhejiang University, China

    6 publications · 166 citations

    6

    h-index

  5. JH
    Josée Harel

    Université de Montréal, Canada

    5 publications · 258 citations

    5

    h-index

1–5 of 3.6K

Institutions

918

  1. National Institutes of Health

    Bethesda, United States

    15 h-index

    34 publications

    6.2K citations

  2. National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases

    Bethesda, United States

    13 h-index

    34 publications

    6.1K citations

  3. Washington University in St. Louis

    St Louis, United States

    13 h-index

    39 publications

    7.4K citations

  4. Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences

    Beijing, China

    12 h-index

    91 publications

    3.9K citations

  5. Plum Island Animal Disease Center

    Greenport, United States

    11 h-index

    70 publications

    7.2K citations

  6. Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique

    Paris, France

    11 h-index

    59 publications

    2.6K citations

  7. University of Maryland, College Park

    College Park, United States

    11 h-index

    36 publications

    1.8K citations

  8. Imperial College London

    London, United Kingdom

    10 h-index

    26 publications

    1.5K citations

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Venues

  1. Infection and Immunity

    IAI · 77 publications · 4.6K citations

    43

    h-index

  2. Journal of Virology

    JVI · 46 publications · 3.5K citations

    35

    h-index

  3. Molecular Microbiology

    21 publications · 1.9K citations

    21

    h-index

  4. PLoS ONE

    30 publications · 1.3K citations

    20

    h-index

  5. Journal of Bacteriology

    JB · 20 publications · 1.3K citations

    18

    h-index

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