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).
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