Chrysosporium-related fungi and reptiles: a fatal attraction.

PLoS Pathog

Mycology Unit, School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Institut d'Investigació Sanitària Pere Virgili, Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Reus, Catalonia, Spain.

Published: October 2014

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