Microbial Virulence As an Emergent Property: Consequences and Opportunities

Overview

Journal PLoS Pathog

Specialty Microbiology

Date 2011 Aug 5

PMID 21814511

Citations 54

Authors

Arturo Casadevall

Ferric C Fang

Liise-Anne Pirofski

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