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A significant number of reported Absidia corymbifera (Lichtheimia corymbifera) infections are caused by Lichtheimia ramosa (syn. Lichtheimia hongkongensis): an emerging cause of mucormycosis

Patrick CY Woo1 Department of Microbiology, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China;2 State Key Laboratory of Emerging Infectious Diseases, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China;3 Research Centre of Infection and Immunology, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China;4 Carol Yu Centre for Infection, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, ChinaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Shui-Yee Leung1 Department of Microbiology, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
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Antonio HY Ngan1 Department of Microbiology, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
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Susanna KP Lau1 Department of Microbiology, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China;2 State Key Laboratory of Emerging Infectious Diseases, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China;3 Research Centre of Infection and Immunology, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China;4 Carol Yu Centre for Infection, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, ChinaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Kwok-Yung Yuen1 Department of Microbiology, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China;2 State Key Laboratory of Emerging Infectious Diseases, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China;3 Research Centre of Infection and Immunology, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China;4 Carol Yu Centre for Infection, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
Pages 1-8 | Received 06 Jan 2012, Accepted 25 Apr 2012, Published online: 25 Jan 2019

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