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home:pathogenesis:kochs_postulates [08.08.2011] – [Still valid?] paulalberthome:pathogenesis:kochs_postulates [09.04.2011] – [Rethinking Koch] paulalbert
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 Koch's contributions were substantial, but his ideas preceded any understanding of genetics or of horizontal gene transfer and made no provision for organisms that were not genetically distinct.   Koch's contributions were substantial, but his ideas preceded any understanding of genetics or of horizontal gene transfer and made no provision for organisms that were not genetically distinct.  
  
-The blind adherence to Koch's postulates precludes a more nuanced understanding of disease: it is in fact a group of genetically indistinct organisms, a [[home:pathogenesis:microbiota|metagenomic microbiota]], which causes and drives chronic disease. +The blind adherence to Koch's postulates precludes a more nuanced understanding of disease: it is in fact a group of genetically indistinct organisms, a [[home:pathogenesis:microbiota|metagenomic microbiota]], which may cause and drive chronic disease. 
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 {{tag> Pathogenesis Study_Design}} {{tag> Pathogenesis Study_Design}}
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