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Research Article

PCR test for Microsporum canis identification

Anna Brillowska-Dabrowska *Department of Microbiology, Gdansk University of Technology, PolandCorrespondence[email protected]
,
Ewelina MichaŁek *Department of Microbiology, Gdansk University of Technology, Poland
,
Ditte Marie Lindhardt Saunte †Unit of Mycology and Parasitology, Statens Serum Institut, Denmark; ‡Department of Dermatology, Copenhagen University Hospital, Denmark
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Sanne SØgaard Nielsen †Unit of Mycology and Parasitology, Statens Serum Institut, Denmark
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Maiken Cavling Arendrup †Unit of Mycology and Parasitology, Statens Serum Institut, Denmark
Pages 576-579 | Received 01 Sep 2012, Accepted 02 Dec 2012, Published online: 07 Jan 2013

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