Pathogen

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-020381",
  "term": "Pathogen",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "1. A bacterial organism typically found in the intestinal tracts of mammals, capable of producing disease.\n\n2. Any microorganism that produces disease (bacteria, viruses, yeasts, molds and parasites).\n\n3. A disease-causing organism.\n\n4. Disease-causing agent, especially microorganisms such as bacteria, protozoa, and viruses.\n\n5. A disease-causing microorganism.\n\n6. A bacterium, virus or other microorganism that can cause disease.\n\n7. Microorganisms (e.g., bacteria, viruses, or parasites) that can cause disease in humans, animals and plants.\n\n8. Any microorganism that is infectious or toxigenic and causes disease. Pathogens include parasites, viruses, and some fungi/yeast and bacteria.\n\n9. A disease-causing agent, such as a certain bacterium, parasite, virus, or fungus.\n\n10. A pathogen is a virus or microorganism (including its viruses and plasmids, if any) that has the ability to cause disease in other living organisms (i.e., humans, animals, plants, microorganisms).\n\n11. Microorganisms (e.g., bacteria, viruses, or parasites) that can cause disease in humans, animals and plants. [Thesaurus of Terms Used in Microbial Risk Assessment]\n\n12. Something that causes disease or death in an organism.",
  "subject": "Water",
  "references": [
    "Environmental Issues Terms & Acronyms; Pesticides Glossary; EPA 2005e",
    "Ag 101 Glossary of American Agriculture",
    "Drinking Water Glossary",
    "Sediment Total Maximum Daily Loads (TMDLs) Glossary",
    "Urban Watershed Management Research Terminology",
    "Chesapeake Bay Glossary",
    "EPA 2005b; Thesaurus of Terms Used in Microbial Risk Assessment",
    "FDA 2001",
    "USDA 2004",
    "OSTP 1986",
    "Environmental Sampling and Analytical Methods (ESAM) Program Glossary",
    "Pest Patrol Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/pathogen/"
}