title: On the particularity of pathogens.
abstract: In the elemental struggle between pathogenic microbes and the immune system of the host, each strives for a unique advantage and thus each exploits its own unique particularities in pathogenesis and protection. And each presumably selects for the diversity that generally characterizes the wide range of successful host-pathogen interactions.
authors.affiliation: Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, USA.
authors.forename: B R
authors.initials: BR
authors.lastname: Bloom
mesh_terms: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001419:Bacteria / Q000235:genetics / Q000276:immunology / Q000472:pathogenicity; D001424:Bacterial Infections / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology; D004353:Drug Evaluation, Preclinical
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents