Organisms, including bacteria, viruses or cysts, capable of causing diseases (typhoid, cholera, dysentery) in a host (such as a person). There are many types of organisms which do NOT cause disease. These organisms are called non-pathogenic.
PATHOGENIC ORGANISMS (PATH-O-JEN-ICK)
Meaning of PATHOGENIC ORGANISMS (PATH-O-JEN-ICK) in English
Environmental engineering English vocabulary. Английский словарь экологического инжиниринга. 2012