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SPORES OF Aspergillus versicolor ISOLATED FROM INDOOR AIR OF A MOISTURE-DAMAGED BUILDING PROVOKE ACUTE INFLAMMATION IN MOUSE LUNGS

Juha Jussila Laboratory of Toxicology, National Public Health Institute, Kuopio, Finland
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Hannu Komulainen Laboratory of Toxicology, National Public Health Institute, Kuopio, Finland
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Veli-Matti Kosma Department of Pathology and Forensic Medicine, University of Kuopio, and Kuopio University Hospital, Kuopio, Finland
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Aino Nevalainen Laboratory of Environmental Microbiology, National Public Health Institute, Kuopio, Finland
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Jukka Pelkonen Department of Clinical Microbiology, University of Kuopio, and Department of Clinical Microbiology, Kuopio University Hospital, Kuopio, Finland
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Maija-Riitta Hirvonen Laboratory of Toxicology and Laboratory of Environmental Microbiology, National Public Health Institute, Kuopio, Finland
Pages 1261-1277 | Published online: 01 Oct 2008

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