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Editor's Corner

Fungal x host interactions in Chromoblastomycosis

What we have learned from animal models and what is yet to be solved

Pages 3-5 | Received 10 Aug 2009, Accepted 24 Sep 2009, Published online: 28 Feb 2010

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