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Detection of Paranannizziopsis australasiensis in tuatara (Sphenodon punctatus) using fungal culture and a generic fungal PCR

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Pages 298-300 | Received 29 Jul 2015, Accepted 23 Mar 2016, Published online: 04 May 2016

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