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Fungal fauna of Ixodes scapularis say and Rhipicephalus Sanguineus (Latreille) (Acari: Ixodida) with special reference to species-associated internal mycoflora

Joshua B. Benoit Department of Biology, Wittenberg University, Springfield, OH, 45501, USA; Department of Entomology, The Ohio State University, Aronoff Research Building, 318 West 12th Ave., Columbus, OH, 43210, USA E-mail: [email protected]
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Jay A. Yoder Department of Biology, Wittenberg University, Springfield, OH, 45501, USA
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Jacob T. Ark Department of Biology, Wittenberg University, Springfield, OH, 45501, USA
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Eric J. Rellinger Department of Biology, Wittenberg University, Springfield, OH, 45501, USA
Pages 417-422 | Published online: 17 Mar 2009

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