Michael F. Cole

Unifying Microbial Mechanisms explores the study of microbial pathogenesis, focusing on the mechanisms by which microbes, including bacteria, viruses, protozoa, and multicellular parasites, cause infectious diseases that make their human hosts ill. Bacterial infections, once thought easily treatable, are becoming a significant concern again due to the well-publicised rise of antibiotic resistance. Additionally, there are very few effective antiviral drugs,...