Equine zygomycosis caused by Conidiobolus lamprauges
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Equine zygomycosis caused by Conidiobolus lamprauges.
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Clinical Microbiology
سال: 1989
ISSN: 0095-1137,1098-660X
DOI: 10.1128/jcm.27.3.573-576.1989