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An auxotrophic pigmented Cryptococcus neoformans strain causing infection of the bone marrow

D. Schiappa Division of Infectious Diseases, and yDepartment of Pathology, University of Illinois at Chicago College of Medicine, Chicago, IL 60612; zDepartment of Medicine, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27710, USA
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A. Gueyikian Division of Infectious Diseases, and yDepartment of Pathology, University of Illinois at Chicago College of Medicine, Chicago, IL 60612; zDepartment of Medicine, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27710, USA
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S. Kakar Division of Infectious Diseases, and yDepartment of Pathology, University of Illinois at Chicago College of Medicine, Chicago, IL 60612; zDepartment of Medicine, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27710, USA
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J. A. Alspaugh Division of Infectious Diseases, and yDepartment of Pathology, University of Illinois at Chicago College of Medicine, Chicago, IL 60612; zDepartment of Medicine, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27710, USA
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J. R. Perfect Division of Infectious Diseases, and yDepartment of Pathology, University of Illinois at Chicago College of Medicine, Chicago, IL 60612; zDepartment of Medicine, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27710, USA
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P. R. Williamson Division of Infectious Diseases, and yDepartment of Pathology, University of Illinois at Chicago College of Medicine, Chicago, IL 60612; zDepartment of Medicine, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27710, USA
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