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    How Does a Pathogenicity Island Increase the "Fitness" of a Microorganism
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How Does a Pathogenicity Island Increase the "Fitness" of a Microorganism

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How does a pathogenicity island increase the "fitness" of a microorganism (pathogen) to interact with a host and cause disease?

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