Malassezia Yeasts in Animal Disease

Malassezia and the Skin: Science and Clinical Practice

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages 271-299

  Bond, Ross ^a   Guillot, Jacques ^b   Cabañes, F Javier ^c  

^a ROYAL VETERINARY COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

^b ECOLE NATIONALE VÉTÉRINAIRE D ALFORT   (France)

^c UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

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DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-03616-3_10     Document Type: Chapter

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