Cryptococcus neoformans en excretas depalomas del perímetro urbano de Cali

Colombia Medica

Volumn 27, Issue 3-4, 1996, Pages 106-109

  Dary Caicedo, B Luz ^a   Alvarez, V María Inés ^b   Llanos, Carmen Elisa ^a   Molina, Dazuly ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD SANTIAGO DE CALI   (Colombia)

^b UNIVERSIDAD DEL VALLE   (Colombia)

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EID: 0007986767     PISSN: 16579534     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
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