Molecular pathogenesis lessons from the world of infectious diseases research

James M Musser; Frank R DeLeo

doi:10.1016/j.ajpath.2015.03.004

Molecular pathogenesis lessons from the world of infectious diseases research

Am J Pathol. 2015 Jun;185(6):1502-4. doi: 10.1016/j.ajpath.2015.03.004. Epub 2015 Apr 21.

Authors

James M Musser¹, Frank R DeLeo²

Affiliations

¹ Center for Molecular and Translational Human Infectious Diseases Research, Department of Pathology and Genomic Medicine, Houston Methodist Research Institute and Houston Methodist Hospital, Houston, Texas. Electronic address: jmmusser@houstonmethodist.org.
² Laboratory of Human Bacterial Pathogenesis, Rocky Mountain Laboratories, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Hamilton, Montana.

Abstract

This Guest Editorial introduces this month's special Infectious Disease Theme Issue, a series of reviews focusing on the molecular pathogenic processes of four representative pathogens, including two bacteria (brucellae and Staphylococcus aureus), a virus (influenza), and a parasite (Trypanosoma cruzi).

Publication types

Editorial
Introductory Journal Article
Research Support, N.I.H., Intramural

MeSH terms

Communicable Diseases / pathology*
Humans

Grants and funding

Intramural NIH HHS/United States