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ReviewInternational journal of molecular medicine2025

Pathogen virulence genes: Advances, challenges and future directions in infectious disease research (Review).

Yun Chen, Xiaolong Wu, Chengcheng Xu, Jianxiang Huang, Lingyu Zhang, Peng Qiu, Danling Zheng, Wang Chen, Shuyao Zhang

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Review in International journal of molecular medicine, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 11 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

11 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors.

Yun ChenDepartment of Pharmacy, Guangzhou Red Cross Hospital (Guangzhou Red Cross Hospital of Jinan University), Guangzhou, Guangdong 510220, P.R. China.
Xiaolong WuDepartment of Pharmacy, Guangzhou Red Cross Hospital (Guangzhou Red Cross Hospital of Jinan University), Guangzhou, Guangdong 510220, P.R. China.
Chengcheng XuDepartment of Pharmacy, Guangzhou Red Cross Hospital (Guangzhou Red Cross Hospital of Jinan University), Guangzhou, Guangdong 510220, P.R. China.
Jianxiang HuangDepartment of Pharmacy, Guangzhou Red Cross Hospital (Guangzhou Red Cross Hospital of Jinan University), Guangzhou, Guangdong 510220, P.R. China.
Lingyu ZhangDepartment of Pharmacy, Guangzhou Red Cross Hospital (Guangzhou Red Cross Hospital of Jinan University), Guangzhou, Guangdong 510220, P.R. China.
Peng QiuDepartment of Pharmacy, Guangzhou Red Cross Hospital (Guangzhou Red Cross Hospital of Jinan University), Guangzhou, Guangdong 510220, P.R. China.
Danling ZhengDepartment of Pharmacy, Guangzhou Red Cross Hospital (Guangzhou Red Cross Hospital of Jinan University), Guangzhou, Guangdong 510220, P.R. China.
Wang ChenDepartment of Pharmacy, Guangzhou Red Cross Hospital (Guangzhou Red Cross Hospital of Jinan University), Guangzhou, Guangdong 510220, P.R. China.
Shuyao ZhangDepartment of Pharmacy, Guangzhou Red Cross Hospital (Guangzhou Red Cross Hospital of Jinan University), Guangzhou, Guangdong 510220, P.R. China.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Pathogens, including bacteria, viruses and fungi, employ virulence genes to invade their hosts, circumvent immunity and induce diseases. The present review examines the categorization and regulatory mechanisms of virulence genes and their co‑evolution with antimicrobial resistance. The present review focused on the fimbrial adhesion H adhesion gene of

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Communicable DiseasesVirulence FactorsAnimalsCandida albicansHost-Pathogen InteractionsHumansSARS-CoV-2VirulenceVirulence Factorsantimicrobial resistancemulti‑omicspathogenvirulence gene

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PMID40849821
PMCPMC12404894

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