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1. Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

adenovirus, aerobe, aerobic bacteria, amoeba, anaerobe, anaerobic bacteria, bacillus, bacteria, bacterium, bug, coccus, disease-producing microorganism, echovirus, enterovirus, filterable virus, fungus, germ, gram-negative bacteria, gram-positive bacteria, microbe, microorganism, mold, nonfilterable virus, picornavirus, protozoa, protozoon, reovirus, rhinovirus, rickettsia, spirillum, spirochete, spore, staphylococcus, streptococcus, trypanosome, vibrio, virus

Dictionary Results for pathogen:

1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006)

pathogen
    n 1: any disease-producing agent (especially a virus or
         bacterium or other microorganism)

2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Pathogen \Path"o*gen\, Pathogene \Path"o*gene\, n. [See
   Pathogenic.] (Biol.)
   Any microorganism which causes disease; a pathogenic
   organism; an infectious microorganism; a bacterium, virus, or
   other agent which can cause disease by infection; -- opposed
   to zymogene. The spelling pathogene is now archaic.
   [1913 Webster + PJC]

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