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Can a microorganism be both pathogenic and non-pathogenic? Explain

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Answer: Never have I ever seen a microorganism that was pathogenic and non-pathogenic. Because a pathogenic means causing symptoms of sickness it has to be one or the other.

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Shorter terms No a microorganism cannot be pathogenic and non-pathogenic at the same time.

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