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Special Focus on Endemic Mycoses

Coccidioides immitis and posadasii; A review of their biology, genomics, pathogenesis, and host immunity

Theo N. Kirklanda Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, University of California San Diego School of Medicine, San Diego, CA, USAView further author information
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Joshua Fierera Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, University of California San Diego School of Medicine, San Diego, CA, USA;b VA Healthcare San Diego, San Diego, CA, USACorrespondence[email protected]
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Pages 1426-1435 | Received 13 Apr 2018, Accepted 31 Jul 2018, Published online: 04 Sep 2018

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