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Original Article

Phenotypic variation of a virulent Candida albicans strain and two spontaneous, relatively avirulent mutant strain derivatives

M.J. Malavasic Department of Microbiology, School of Medicine, Georgetown University, Washington, DC, 20007, USA
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G.E. McElhaney-Feser Department of Microbiology, School of Medicine, Georgetown University, Washington, DC, 20007, USA
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S.B. Southard Department of Microbiology, School of Medicine, Georgetown University, Washington, DC, 20007, USA
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R.L. Cihlar Department of Microbiology, School of Medicine, Georgetown University, Washington, DC, 20007, USA
Pages 145-155 | Accepted 14 Jan 1991, Published online: 09 Jul 2009

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