Schizophyllum commune: A New Organism in Eye Infection

Mycopathologia

Volumn 175, Issue 3-4, 2013, Pages 357-360

  Saha, Suman ^a   Sengupta, Jayangshu ^b   Banerjee, Debdulal ^c   Khetan, Archana ^b   Mandal, Santi Mohan ^d  

^a Priyamvada Birla Aravind Eye Hospital   (India)

^b ARAVIND EYE HOSPITAL   (India)

^c VIDYASAGAR UNIVERSITY   (India)

^d INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FUNGI; SCHIZOPHYLLUM COMMUNE;

EID: 84876081250     PISSN: 0301486X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11046-013-9625-4     Document Type: Article

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