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Clinical Communications

Systemic mycosis caused by Trichophyton spp. in an olive ridley sea turtle (Lepidochelys olivacea): An immunohistochemical study

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Pages 92-95 | Received 26 Jul 2010, Accepted 08 Dec 2010, Published online: 15 Mar 2011

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