Therapeutic monoclonal antibody for sporotrichosis

Frontiers in Microbiology

Volumn 3, Issue NOV, 2012, Pages

  Almeida, Sandro R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Fungal infection; Immunology; Medical mycology; Monoclonal antibody; Sporothrix; Sporotrichosis; Vaccine; Yeast

Indexed keywords

EID: 84875895929     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1664302X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2012.00409     Document Type: Review

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