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• “As our knowledge has advanced it has become abundantly evident that the so-called pathogenic bacteria are not organisms with special features, but that each is a member of a group of organisms possessing closely allied characters.”

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• “The so-called pathogenic bacteria never thrive in the baby's body until the infant has been overfed or fed on improper food long enough to break down its resistance.”

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• “The fact will some day be generally recognized, as it is today by a few, that the so-called pathogenic bacteria or germs have no power to injure a healthy body, that there is bodily degeneration first and then the system becomes a favorable culture medium for germs: In other words, disease comes first and the pathogenic bacteria multiply afterwards.”

  Maintaining Health Formerly Health and Efficiency

• “There are other flu viruses that have emerged in recent decades such as the highly "pathogenic" (disease-causing) bird flu H5N1 that may have the potential to cause much greater human harm.”

  Kathy Freston: Flu Season: Factory Farming Could Cause A Catastrophic Pandemic

• “There are other flu viruses that have emerged in recent decades such as the highly "pathogenic" disease-causing bird flu H5N1 that may have the potential to cause much greater human harm.”

  The Huffington Post: Kathy Freston: Flu Season: Factory Farming Could Cause A Catastrophic Pandemic

• “Chlorination aims at destroying or, at least, inactivating harmful microorganisms, such as pathogenic bacteria, viruses, and cysts present in the water.”

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• “It's considered far more "pathogenic," or more likely to cause disease than subcutaneous fat - fat just beneath the skin that a person can pinch.”

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• “The union said Friday in a statement that its complaint accused the management of France Télécom and its mobile phone unit Orange of conducting a "pathogenic" restructuring.”

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• “Our findings provide good evidence that, by accumulating metals, these plants benefit from enhanced protection against enemies such as pathogenic microorganisms and herbivores.”

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• “Our findings provide good evidence that, by accumulating metals, these plants benefit from enhanced protection against enemies such as pathogenic microorganisms and herbivores. ”

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