This human microbiome
includes opportunistic pathogens, microbes that do not normally cause disease in a healthy person but can provoke an infection when the person's immune system is suppressed, a concern known to occur during spaceflight.
Not exact matches
The Actinobacteria phylum
includes Corynebacterium and Propionibacterium; each genus was found in the ISS samples at a high level, which is «problematic,» says Venkateswaran, because they both have species that are
opportunistic pathogens.
A new analysis of 100 million Medicare records from U.S. adults aged 65 and older reveals rising healthcare costs for infections associated with
opportunistic premise plumbing
pathogens — disease - causing bacteria, such as Legionella — which can live inside drinking water distribution systems,
including household and hospital water pipes.