Diversity of DNA fingerprints in Cryptococcus neoformans.

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Published in J Clin Microbiol on July 01, 1995

Authors

A Varma1, D Swinne, F Staib, J E Bennett, K J Kwon-Chung

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1: Clinical Mycology Section, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA.

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