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<p><b>Virulence factors</b> (preferably known as pathogenicity factors or effectors in <a href="page.php?w=botany">botany</a>) are cellular structures, molecules and regulatory systems that enable microbial pathogens (<a href="page.php?w=bacteria">bacteria</a>, <a href="page.php?w=virus">virus</a>es, <a href="page.php?w=fungi">fungi</a>, and <a href="page.php?w=protozoa">protozoa</a>) to achieve the following:<br/>
* colonization of a niche in the host (this includes movement towards and attachment to host cells)<br/>
* immunoevasion, evasion of</p><p>
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