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Application of nested-PCR technique to resting spores from the Entomophthora muscae species complex: implications for analyses of host-pathogen population interactions

Lene Thomsen
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Annette Bruun Jensen Department of Ecology, The Royal Veterinary and Agricultural University, Thorvaldsensvej 40, DK-1871 Frederiksberg C, Denmark
Pages 794-802 | Accepted 13 May 2002, Published online: 31 Jan 2017

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