title: Introduction to the special issue highlighting Anaerobe 2012.
authors.affiliation: Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Michigan Health System, Ann Arbor, MI, United States.
authors.forename: D M
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: Aronoff
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Marrazzo
authors.forename: C L
authors.initials: CL
authors.lastname: Sears
mesh_terms: D001421:Bacteria, Anaerobic / Q000472:pathogenicity* / Q000502:physiology*; D001424:Bacterial Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000473:pathology*; D035843:Biomedical Research / Q000639:trends; D006801:Humans; D008829:Microbiology / Q000639:trends