Species recognition and clinical relevance of the zygomycetous genus Lichtheimia (syn. Absidia pro parte, Mycocladus).

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Published in J Clin Microbiol on March 31, 2010

Authors

Ana Alastruey-Izquierdo1, Kerstin Hoffmann, G Sybren de Hoog, Juan Luis Rodriguez-Tudela, Kerstin Voigt, Evangelia Bibashi, Grit Walther

Author Affiliations

1: Instituto de Salud Carlos III Mycology Department, Spanish National Center for Microbiology, Ctra. Majadahonda-Pozuelo Km 2, Majadahonda (Madrid) 28220, Spain.

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