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Research Paper

Targeted gene disruption in Candida parapsilosis demonstrates a role for CPAR2_404800 in adhesion to a biotic surface and in a murine model of ascending urinary tract infection

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Pages 85-97 | Received 29 Jun 2015, Accepted 19 Oct 2015, Published online: 13 Jan 2016

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