title: Use of virulence traits to characterize waterborne pathogens: introduction.
authors.affiliation: US Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, DC, USA.
authors.forename: Gerard N
authors.initials: GN
authors.lastname: Stelma
mesh_terms: D001419:Bacteria / Q000472:pathogenicity*; D014774:Virulence; D037521:Virulence Factors / Q000378:metabolism*; D014871:Water Microbiology
chemical_list: D037521:Virulence Factors