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Evidence of threat to European economy and biodiversity following the introduction of an alien pathogen on the fungal–animal boundary

Didem ErcanFaculty of Fisheries, Muğla Sıtkı Koçman University, 48000, Kötekli, Muğla, Turkey
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Demetra AndreouFaculty of Technology and Science, Bournemouth University, Fern Barrow, Poole, Dorset, BH12 5BB, UK
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Salma SanaFaculty of Technology and Science, Bournemouth University, Fern Barrow, Poole, Dorset, BH12 5BB, UK
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Canan ÖntaşFaculty of Fisheries, Muğla Sıtkı Koçman University, 48000, Kötekli, Muğla, Turkey
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Esin BabaFaculty of Fisheries, Muğla Sıtkı Koçman University, 48000, Kötekli, Muğla, Turkey
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Nildeniz TopFaculty of Fisheries, Muğla Sıtkı Koçman University, 48000, Kötekli, Muğla, Turkey
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Uğur KarakuşFaculty of Fisheries, Muğla Sıtkı Koçman University, 48000, Kötekli, Muğla, Turkey
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Ali Serhan TarkanFaculty of Fisheries, Muğla Sıtkı Koçman University, 48000, Kötekli, Muğla, Turkey
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Rodolphe Elie GozlanFaculty of Technology and Science, Bournemouth University, Fern Barrow, Poole, Dorset, BH12 5BB, UK;Institut de Recherche pour le Développement UMR 207 IRD, CNRS 7208-MNHN-UPMC, Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle, 75005Paris Cedex, FranceCorrespondence[email protected]
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Pages 1-6 | Received 02 Jun 2015, Accepted 14 Jul 2015, Published online: 25 Jan 2019

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