title: Molecular pathogenesis lessons from the world of infectious diseases research.
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).
authors.affiliation: 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.
authors.forename: James M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Musser
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Human Bacterial Pathogenesis, Rocky Mountain Laboratories, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Hamilton, Montana.
authors.forename: Frank R
authors.initials: FR
authors.lastname: DeLeo
mesh_terms: D003141:Communicable Diseases / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans