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Banana infecting fungus, Fusarium musae, is also an opportunistic human pathogen: Are bananas potential carriers and source of fusariosis?

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Pages 46-53 | Received 04 Jul 2014, Accepted 16 Oct 2014, Published online: 20 Jan 2017

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