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Editorial
. 2013 Aug 15;4(6):437-8.
doi: 10.4161/viru.26211.

Toward a more systematic understanding of bacterial virulence factors and establishing Koch postulates in silico

Xianwen Ren
Editorial

Toward a more systematic understanding of bacterial virulence factors and establishing Koch postulates in silico

Xianwen Ren. Virulence. .
No abstract available

Keywords: bacteria; common virulence factor; pathogen-specific virulence factor; pathogenecity; virulence factor.

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