Dermatophyte virulence factors: Identifying and analyzing genes that may contribute to chronic or acute skin infections

International Journal of Microbiology

Volumn , Issue , 2012, Pages

  Achterman, Rebecca Rashid ^a   White, Theodore C ^a,b  

^a SEATTLE BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI KANSAS CITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTHRODERMATACEAE;

EID: 84855369212     PISSN: 1687918X     EISSN: 16879198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2012/358305     Document Type: Review

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