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Infectious agents
An infectious agent is a biological organism, such as bacteria, fungi, or viruses, that can induce infection in a host. While similar organisms live in or around hosts causing no harm, infectious agents are capable of causing disease.
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JUN 09, 2025Genetics & Genomics
Bubonic plague has caused the deadliest pandemic in history: The Black Death, which killed as many as 50% of affected po ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 03, 2025Microbiology
The Zika virus, which is mostly transmitted by Aedes aegypti mosquitoes, emerged around 2007 to cause infections around ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 11, 2025Microbiology
Measles is caused by a virus that is thought to be one of the most infectious pathogens ever known to humankind. Easy to ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 04, 2025Genetics & Genomics
Avian influenza has been rampaging in wild birds around the world since late 2021. It can be considered widespread in wi ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 13, 2025Clinical & Molecular DX
There are many symptoms that are common to a wide variety of diseases, like fever, which can indicate an infection, auto ...Written By: Carmen Leitch
JUN 09, 2025
Genetics & Genomics
Bubonic plague has caused the deadliest pandemic in history: The Black Death, which killed as many as 50% of affected po
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Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 03, 2025
Microbiology
The Zika virus, which is mostly transmitted by Aedes aegypti mosquitoes, emerged around 2007 to cause infections around
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Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 11, 2025
Microbiology
Measles is caused by a virus that is thought to be one of the most infectious pathogens ever known to humankind. Easy to
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Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 04, 2025
Genetics & Genomics
Avian influenza has been rampaging in wild birds around the world since late 2021. It can be considered widespread in wi
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Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 13, 2025
Clinical & Molecular DX
There are many symptoms that are common to a wide variety of diseases, like fever, which can indicate an infection, auto
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Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 20, 2024
Genetics & Genomics
Some species of the parasite Trypanosoma brucei can a serious and deadly illness caused sleeping sickness. These parasit
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Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 18, 2024
Microbiology
New research has shown that a lack of dietary zinc can boost the chances of a lung infection caused by Acinetobacter bau
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Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 28, 2024
Genetics & Genomics
Oropouche virus (OROV) is transmitted by infected midges and some types of mosquitoes
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 21, 2024
Cell & Molecular Biology
The world is still in its seventh cholera pandemic, which has been surging since 2021, and case rates in various countri
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Written By:
Carmen Leitch
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JUL 25, 2023 | 8:00 PM
NEED ABSTRACT Learning Objectives Understand how the challenges of amplification from low input DNA, including single cells, can be overcome Discover why more researchers are using a next ge...APR 05, 2023 | 11:00 AM
Date: April 05, 2023 Time: 11:00am (NZDT) Date: April 04, 2023 Time: 4:00pm (PST), 7:00pm (EST), 1:00pm (CET) Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) technology-based testing method has been widely...NOV 29, 2022 | 6:00 AM
Date: November 29, 2022 Time: 6:00am (PST), 9:00pm (EST), 3:00pm (CET) Antimicrobial resistance is an emerging problem in healthcare, and represents one of the most crucial challenges for th...OCT 19, 2022 | 6:00 AM
At the end of 2019, severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), the causative agent of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), emerged in China. As of September 2022, SARS-CoV...
OCT 11, 2022 | 7:00 AM
Date: October 11, 2022 Time: 7:00am (PDT), 10:00am (EDT), 4:00pm (CEST) Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is one of the leading health threats facing humankind. With AMR, microbes can withstand...
JUL 25, 2023 | 8:00 PM
NEED ABSTRACT Learning Objectives Understand how the challenges of amplification from low input DNA, including single cells, can be overcome Discover why more researchers are using a next ge...
APR 05, 2023 | 11:00 AM
Date: April 05, 2023 Time: 11:00am (NZDT) Date: April 04, 2023 Time: 4:00pm (PST), 7:00pm (EST), 1:00pm (CET) Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) technology-based testing method has been widely...
NOV 29, 2022 | 6:00 AM
Date: November 29, 2022 Time: 6:00am (PST), 9:00pm (EST), 3:00pm (CET) Antimicrobial resistance is an emerging problem in healthcare, and represents one of the most crucial challenges for th...
OCT 19, 2022 | 6:00 AM
At the end of 2019, severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), the causative agent of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), emerged in China. As of September 2022, SARS-CoV...
OCT 11, 2022 | 7:00 AM
Date: October 11, 2022 Time: 7:00am (PDT), 10:00am (EDT), 4:00pm (CEST) Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is one of the leading health threats facing humankind. With AMR, microbes can withstand...
SEP 08, 2022 | 10:30 AM
Alphaviruses are enveloped RNA viruses that cause disease in humans ranging from acute febrile illness with rash and arthritis to lethal encephalitis. Like many other mosquito-borne viruses,...
SEP 08, 2022 | 9:00 AM
The evolution of the planetary situation is presently knowing multiple rapid and severe complications impacting both geophysical as well as all the life aspects. Multiple parameters undergo...
SEP 06, 2022 | 9:00 AM
NGS library preparation can be a long, multi-step process, but it is essential for proper sample management and reproducible results. Automating this process reduces costs, frees up research...
Speaker:
Graham Freimanis, PhD
JUN 29, 2022 | 8:00 AM
Date: June 29, 2022 Time: 8:00am (PST), 11:00am (EST), 5:00pm (CEST) As of May 2022, there have been more than 500 million confirmed cases of COVID-19, including numerous variants. Additiona...
Speaker:
Anne-Geneviève Marcelin
, Jean-François Mouscadet
, Heidi Scholz
Sponsored By: Bio-Rad Laboratories
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JAN 31, 2023 | 8:00 AM PST
Empowering Multiplexing Innovation Luminex’s xMAP® Technology enables the evaluation of up to 500 analytes simultaneously in a single well, known as multiplexing. xMAP Technology u...OCT 19, 2022 | 5:30 AM PDT
Labroots announces the 2022 Coronavirus Virtual Event Series. A novel coronavirus emerged in China in 2019; it has since been dubbed COVID-19....OCT 04, 2022 | 5:30 AM PDT
Labroots to host the 10th Annual Event in the Cancer Research & Immuno-Oncology Week Virtual Event Series! This two day event will take place on October 4-6, 2022....SEP 21, 2022 | 5:30 AM PDT
Labroots to host the 6th Annual Event in the Cell Biology Virtual Event Series, providing an opportunity to discuss recent discoveries in biological research and more....SEP 06, 2022 | 6:00 AM PDT
Labroots to host the Microbiology Week Virtual Event Series on September 6, 2022. It offers discussions on the global development of treatment for Infectious Diseases....
JAN 31, 2023
| 8:00 AM PST
Empowering Multiplexing Innovation Luminex’s xMAP® Technology enables the evaluation of up to 500 analytes simultaneously in a single well, known as multiplexing. xMAP Technology u...
OCT 19, 2022
| 5:30 AM PDT
Labroots announces the 2022 Coronavirus Virtual Event Series. A novel coronavirus emerged in China in 2019; it has since been dubbed COVID-19....
OCT 04, 2022
| 5:30 AM PDT
Labroots to host the 10th Annual Event in the Cancer Research & Immuno-Oncology Week Virtual Event Series! This two day event will take place on October 4-6, 2022....
SEP 21, 2022
| 5:30 AM PDT
Labroots to host the 6th Annual Event in the Cell Biology Virtual Event Series, providing an opportunity to discuss recent discoveries in biological research and more....
SEP 06, 2022
| 6:00 AM PDT
Labroots to host the Microbiology Week Virtual Event Series on September 6, 2022. It offers discussions on the global development of treatment for Infectious Diseases....
JUN 01, 2022
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Join us, the global leader in animal molecular diagnostic testing, on Wednesday, June 1, as we kick off our 2-day virtual Animal Health Dx Summit. We have exciting opportunities for you to......
APR 19, 2022
| 5:30 AM PDT
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Labroots announces our 10th Annual Event in the Genetics Week Virtual Event Series on April 19-21, 2022! Genetics Week Virtual Event Series 2022 will offer a multi-day content-rich program....
JAN 10, 2022
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Bionano Genomics is transforming the way the world sees the genome. The 2022 Symposium will feature usage of optical genome mapping in research, clinical research and clinical validation......
DEC 07, 2021
| 12:00 PM PST
Date: December 7, 2021 Time: 12:30-5:00 p.m. ET #NCATS10...