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Research Article

Genetic polymorphism of Malassezia furfur isolates from Han and Tibetan ethnic groups in China using DNA fingerprinting

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Pages 1034-1038 | Received 23 Dec 2009, Accepted 29 Apr 2010, Published online: 28 May 2010

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