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Molecular characterisation and biological control of Aspergillus flavus isolates from Saudi Arabia

Sara H. DaghririDepartment of Biology, College of Science, King Khalid University, Abha, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia; View further author information
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Ahmed F. El-BebanyDepartment of Biology, College of Science, King Khalid University, Abha, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia; ;Department of Plant Pathology, Faculty of Agriculture, Alexandria University, Alexandria, Egypt; Correspondence[email protected]
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Sulaiman A. AlrummanDepartment of Biology, College of Science, King Khalid University, Abha, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia; View further author information
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Abd El-Latif HeshamDepartment of Biology, College of Science, King Khalid University, Abha, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia; ;Department of Genetics, Faculty of Agriculture, Assiut University, Assiut, EgyptView further author information
Pages 445-460 | Received 01 Oct 2017, Accepted 14 May 2018, Published online: 25 Oct 2018

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