Virulence studies of Aspergillus nidulans mutants requiring lysine or p-aminobenzoic acid in invasive pulmonary aspergillosis.

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Published in Infect Immun on December 01, 1994

Authors

C M Tang1, J M Smith, H N Arst, D W Holden

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Infectious Diseases and Bacteriology, Royal Postgraduate Medical School, Hammersmith Hospital, London, United Kingdom.

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