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Molecular and phenotypic description of Coccidioides posadasii sp. nov., previously recognized as the non-California population of Coccidioides immitis

M. C. Fisher The Institute of Zoology, Regent's Park, London NW1 4RY, UK
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G. L. Koenig
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T. J. White Roche Molecular Systems, 1145 Atlantic Avenue, Alameda, California 94501, USA
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J. W. Taylor Department of Plant and Microbial Biology, University of California at Berkeley, Berkeley, California 94720-3102, USA
Pages 73-84 | Accepted 04 Jun 2001, Published online: 31 Jan 2017

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