Chrysosporium-Related Fungi and Reptiles: A Fatal Attraction
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1 Veterinary Mycology Group, Department of Animal Health and Anatomy, Veterinary School, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Bellaterra, Catalonia, Spain, 2 Department of Pathology, University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio, Texas, United States of America, 3 Mycology Unit, School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Institut d’Investigació Sanitària Pere Virgili, Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Reus, Catalonia, Spain
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