Genetic diversity among isolates of Aspergillus fumigatus in patients with cystic fibrosis

Zentralblatt fur Bakteriologie

Volumn 285, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 450-455

  Rath, Peter Michael ^a   Ratjen, Felix ^a   Ansorg, Rainer ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DUISBURG ESSEN   (Germany)

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EID: 0031080206     PISSN: 09348840     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0934-8840(97)80012-6     Document Type: Article

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