Virulence factors and their mechanisms of action: the view f…

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  • DOI 10.2166/wh.2009.036
  • PMID https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/19717929
  • OpenAlex ID W2124139792
  • Type Article
  • Language EN
  • Published 01 Aug 2009
  • Volume 7 (S1)
  • Pages S2–S18
  • Source Journal of Water and Health
  • Publisher UWA Publishing
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Virulence factors and their mechanisms of action: the view from a damage–response framework

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The virulence factor concept has been a powerful engine in driving research and the intellectual flow in the fields of microbial pathogenesis and infectious diseases. This review analyzes virulence factors from the viewpoint of the damage-response framework of microbial pathogenesis, which defines virulence factor as microbial components that can damage a susceptible host. At a practical level, th…

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