realized in inheres in disposition material entity toxin biosynthetic process pathogenic disposition This textual definition refers to 'organism or acellular structure' rather than 'host' so as to not exclude cases, such as food botulism, where previously formed toxins, but not the producing pathogen itself, are present in the entity.' -Shane Babcock http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ido.owl Albert Goldfain Lindsay Cowell Alexander Diehl Disposition borne by a material entity to establish localization in or produce toxins that can be transmitted to an organism or acellular structure, either or which may form disorder in the entity or immunocompetent members of the entity's species. pathogenicity invasive disposition collective disposition contagiousness immunocompetence immunosuppressive disposition establishment of localization in host appearance of disorder transmissibility disposition disease