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(medicine) the invasion of the body by pathogenic microorganisms and their multiplication which can lead to tissue damage and disease
(phonetics) the alteration of a speech sound under the influence of a neighboring sound
the pathological state resulting from the invasion of the body by pathogenic microorganisms
(international law) illegality that taints or contaminates a ship or cargo rendering it liable to seizure
moral corruption or contamination; "ambitious men are led astray by an infection that is almost unavoidable"
an incident in which an infectious disease is transmitted (同)contagion, transmission

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Bovine Teat Microbiome Analysis Revealed Reduced Alpha Diversity and Significant Changes in Taxonomic Profiles in Quarters with a History of Mastitis.

Falentin H1, Rault L1, Nicolas A1, Bouchard DS1, Lassalas J2, Lamberton P2, Aubry JM2, Marnet PG2, Le Loir Y1, Even S1.
Frontiers in microbiology.Front Microbiol.2016 Apr 8;7:480. doi: 10.3389/fmicb.2016.00480. eCollection 2016.
Mastitis is a mammary gland inflammatory disease often due to bacterial infections. Like many other infections, it used to be considered as a host-pathogen interaction driven by host and bacterial determinants. Until now, the involvement of the bovine mammary gland microbiota in the host-pathogen in
PMID 27242672

The rectal microbiota of cats infected with feline immunodeficiency virus infection and uninfected controls.

Weese JS1, Nichols J2, Jalali M3, Litster A2.
Veterinary microbiology.Vet Microbiol.2015 Oct 22;180(1-2):96-102. doi: 10.1016/j.vetmic.2015.08.012. Epub 2015 Aug 18.
Rectal swabs were collected from 31 cats, 16 with FIV infection and 15 uninfected controls, to evaluate and compare the rectal bacterial microbiota in cats with feline immunodeficiency virus (FIV) infection and uninfected controls. The rectal microbiota was characterized via next generation sequenci
PMID 26315773

Milani C1, Mancabelli L1, Lugli GA1, Duranti S1, Turroni F2, Ferrario C1, Mangifesta M3, Viappiani A3, Ferretti P4, Gorfer V5, Tett A4, Segata N4, van Sinderen D2, Ventura M6.
Applied and environmental microbiology.Appl Environ Microbiol.2015 Oct;81(20):7078-87. doi: 10.1128/AEM.02037-15. Epub 2015 Jul 31.
Passage through the birth canal and consequent exposure to the mother's microbiota is considered to represent the initiating event for microbial colonization of the gastrointestinal tract of the newborn. However, a precise evaluation of such suspected vertical microbiota transmission has yet to be p
PMID 26231653