The Fungal Cell Wall: Candida, Cryptococcus, and Aspergillus Species

scientific article published on 01 January 2019

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P356DOI10.3389/FMICB.2019.02993
P932PMC publication ID6962315
P698PubMed publication ID31993032

P2093author name stringRocio Garcia-Rubio
Johanna Rivera
Nuria Trevijano-Contador
Haroldo C de Oliveira
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P275copyright licenseCreative Commons Attribution 4.0 InternationalQ20007257
P6216copyright statuscopyrightedQ50423863
P304page(s)2993
P577publication date2019-01-01
P1433published inFrontiers in MicrobiologyQ27723481
P1476titleThe Fungal Cell Wall: Candida, Cryptococcus, and Aspergillus Species
P478volume10

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