Evidence of threat to European economy and biodiversity following the introduction of an alien pathogen on the fungal-animal boundary.

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Published in Emerg Microbes Infect on September 02, 2015

Authors

Didem Ercan1, Demetra Andreou2, Salma Sana2, Canan Öntaş1, Esin Baba1, Nildeniz Top1, Uğur Karakuş1, Ali Serhan Tarkan1, Rodolphe Elie Gozlan2,3

Author Affiliations

1: Faculty of Fisheries, Muğla Sıtkı Koçman University, 48000, Kötekli, Muğla, Turkey.
2: Faculty of Technology and Science, Bournemouth University, Fern Barrow, Poole, Dorset, BH12 5BB, UK.
3: Institut de Recherche pour le Développement UMR 207 IRD, CNRS 7208-MNHN-UPMC, Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle, 75005 Paris Cedex, France.

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