Property differences among the four major Candida albicans strain clades.

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Published in Eukaryot Cell on January 16, 2009

Authors

Donna M MacCallum1, Luis Castillo, Kerstin Nather, Carol A Munro, Alistair J P Brown, Neil A R Gow, Frank C Odds

Author Affiliations

1: Aberdeen Fungal Group, Institute of Medical Sciences, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, United Kingdom.

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