From commensal to pathogen: Candida albicans

Human Fungal Pathogens, 2nd Edition

Volumn 12, Issue , 2014, Pages 3-18

  Whittington, Amy ^a   Gow, Neil A R ^a   Hube, Bernhard ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^b FRIEDRICH SCHILLER UNIVERSITY JENA   (Germany)

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DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-39432-4_1     Document Type: Chapter

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