Bacterial pathogenesis is the process by which bacteria infect and cause disease in a host. Not all bacteria are pathogens and have the ability for pathogenesis (also known as virulence).

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Our research on bacterial pathogens focuses primarily on how these simple, single-celled organisms successfully cause disease. We study the pathogenesis in different host tissues of both gram-positive ...

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in Molecular Bacterial Pathogenesis Wei-Lin Hu Hai-Yan Dong Yang Li David M Ojcius Shi-Jun Li Jie Yan Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology doi 10.3389/fcimb.2025.1635286 Original Research ...