Microbial Virulence as an Emergent Property: Consequences and Opportunities

Arturo Casadevall; Ferric C. Fang; Liise-anne Pirofski

doi:10.1371/journal.ppat.1002136

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Microbial Virulence as an Emergent Property: Consequences and Opportunities

Arturo Casadevall ,

* E-mail: arturo.casadevall@einstein.yu.edu

Affiliation Department of Microbiology & Immunology and Medicine, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, New York, United States of America
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Ferric C. Fang,

Affiliation Departments of Laboratory Medicine and Microbiology, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, Washington, United States of America
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Liise-anne Pirofski

Affiliation Department of Microbiology & Immunology and Medicine, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, New York, United States of America
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Microbial Virulence as an Emergent Property: Consequences and Opportunities

Arturo Casadevall,
Ferric C. Fang,
Liise-anne Pirofski

Published: July 21, 2011
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.1002136

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