In vitro evaluation of the pneumocandin antifungal agent L-733560, a new water-soluble hybrid of L-705589 and L-731373.

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Published in Antimicrob Agents Chemother on May 01, 1995

Authors

K Bartizal1, T Scott, G K Abruzzo, C J Gill, C Pacholok, L Lynch, H Kropp

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1: Merck Research Laboratories, Rahway, New Jersey 07065-0900, USA.

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