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Original Article

Possible differences in pathogenicity between cane toad-, frog- and platypus-derived isolates of Mucor amphibiorum, and a platypus-derived isolate of Mucor circinelloides

N. J. Stewart School of Medicine, University of Tasmania, Hobart, AustraliaCorrespondence[email protected]
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B. L. Munday School of Biomedical Science, University of Tasmania, Launceston, Tasmania, Australia
Pages 127-132 | Received 22 Sep 2003, Accepted 25 Mar 2004, Published online: 09 Jul 2009

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