Detecting viable Pseudogymnoascus destructans (Ascomycota: Pseudeurotiaceae) from walls
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Highly sensitive quantitative PCR for the detection and differentiation of Pseudogymnoascus destructans and other Pseudogymnoascus species.
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Cave and Karst Studies
سال: 2016
ISSN: 1090-6924
DOI: 10.4311/2015mb0138