LaeA, a Regulator of Morphogenetic Fungal Virulence Factors
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عنوان ژورنال: Eukaryotic Cell
سال: 2005
ISSN: 1535-9778,1535-9786
DOI: 10.1128/ec.4.9.1574-1582.2005