Rapid molecular differentiation and genotypic heterogeneity among Candida parapsilosis and Candida orthopsilosis strains isolated from clinical specimens in Kuwait
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Medical Microbiology
سال: 2009
ISSN: 0022-2615,1473-5644
DOI: 10.1099/jmm.0.008235-0