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Research Article

Phylogenetic analysis of Pythium insidiosum Thai strains using cytochrome oxidase II (COX II) DNA coding sequences and internal transcribed spacer regions (ITS)

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Pages 289-295 | Received 13 Feb 2010, Accepted 25 Jul 2010, Published online: 06 Sep 2010

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