Pythium insidiosum: an overview.

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Published in Vet Microbiol on July 24, 2010

Authors

Wim Gaastra1, Len J A Lipman, Arthur W A M De Cock, Tim K Exel, Raymond B G Pegge, Josje Scheurwater, Raquel Vilela, Leonel Mendoza

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Infectious Diseases and Immunology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Utrecht University, The Netherlands.

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