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Research Article

Genetic diversity in Blastomyces dermatitidis: implications for PCR detection in clinical and environmental samples

Jennifer K. Meece Clinical Research Center, Marshfield Clinic Research Foundation, Marshfield Clinic, Marshfield, WisconsinCorrespondence[email protected]
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Jennifer L. Anderson Clinical Research Center, Marshfield Clinic Research Foundation, Marshfield Clinic, Marshfield, Wisconsin
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Bruce S. Klein Department of Pediatrics, Internal Medicine and Medical Microbiology and Immunology, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, Wisconsin
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Thomas D. Sullivan Department of Pediatrics, Internal Medicine and Medical Microbiology and Immunology, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, Wisconsin
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Steven L. Foley National Farm Medicine Center, Marshfield Clinic Research Foundation, Marshfield Clinic, Marshfield, Wisconsin
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Dennis J. Baumgardner Department of Family Medicine, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health and Center for Urban Population Health, Aurora UW Medical Group, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
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Charles F. Brummitt Infectious Disease Associates, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
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Kurt D. Reed Department of Pathology, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois, USA
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Pages 285-290 | Received 23 Jan 2009, Accepted 09 Jun 2009, Published online: 08 Feb 2010

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