The alkaline protease of Aspergillus fumigatus is not a virulence determinant in two murine models of invasive pulmonary aspergillosis.

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Published in Infect Immun on May 01, 1993

Authors

C M Tang1, J Cohen, T Krausz, S Van Noorden, D W Holden

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

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