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Review
. 2011 Jul;7(7):e1002136.
doi: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1002136. Epub 2011 Jul 21.

Microbial virulence as an emergent property: consequences and opportunities

Arturo Casadevall  1 , Ferric C Fang, Liise-Anne Pirofski
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Review

Microbial virulence as an emergent property: consequences and opportunities

Arturo Casadevall et al. PLoS Pathog. 2011 Jul.
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