Pathogen manipulation of host metabolism: A common strategy for immune evasion
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1 Department of Psychiatry, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America, 2 Department of Cell Biology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America, 3 Center for Vaccine and Immunology, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia, United States of America, 4 Department of Infectious Diseases, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia, United States of America
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