Noun
der Erreger
pathogen, agent, germ
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plural Erreger
Meanings
Noun
- pathogen, agent, germ
Example sentence
Das Labor hat den Erreger der Infektion gefunden.
The lab has found the pathogen behind the infection.
Word forms
singular
der Erreger
plural
die Erreger
The four cases
Singular
Nominativeder Erreger
Accusativeden Erreger
Dativedem Erreger
Genitivedes Erregers
Plural
Nominativedie Erreger
Accusativedie Erreger
Dativeden Erregern
Genitiveder Erreger
Usage
- einen Erreger nachweisen — Detect or establish the presence of a pathogen.
- der Krankheitserreger — A compound specifying an agent that causes disease.
Die Probe wurde im Labor auf den Erreger untersucht.
The sample was tested for the pathogen in the laboratory.