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Editorial

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

Xianwen Ren MOH Key Laboratory of Systems Biology of Pathogens; Institute of Pathogen Biology; Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College; Beijing, P.R. ChinaCorrespondence[email protected]
Pages 437-438 | Received 15 Aug 2013, Accepted 19 Aug 2013, Published online: 22 Aug 2013

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