Clinical Microbiology Newsletter
Volume 30, Issue 13 , Pages 100-104 , 1 July 2008

Molecular Identification and Mitochondrial Cytochrome b Gene Analysis of a Clinical Isolate of Neosartorya fischeri

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doi: 10.1016/j.clinmicnews.2008.06.002

Clinical Microbiology Newsletter
Volume 30, Issue 13 , Pages 100-104 , 1 July 2008

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