Occurrence of Cryptococcus neoformans and Other Yeast-like Fungi in Environmental Sources in Bonaire (Dutch Caribbean)
Abstract
Introduction
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Identification of isolates
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Author Contributions
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Gugnani, H.C.; Hagen, F.; Meis, J.F.; Chakrabarti, A. Occurrence of Cryptococcus neoformans and Other Yeast-like Fungi in Environmental Sources in Bonaire (Dutch Caribbean). GERMS 2020, 10, 195-200. https://doi.org/10.18683/germs.2020.1205
Gugnani HC, Hagen F, Meis JF, Chakrabarti A. Occurrence of Cryptococcus neoformans and Other Yeast-like Fungi in Environmental Sources in Bonaire (Dutch Caribbean). GERMS. 2020; 10(3):195-200. https://doi.org/10.18683/germs.2020.1205
Chicago/Turabian StyleGugnani, Harish C, Ferry Hagen, Jacques F Meis, and Arunaloke Chakrabarti. 2020. "Occurrence of Cryptococcus neoformans and Other Yeast-like Fungi in Environmental Sources in Bonaire (Dutch Caribbean)" GERMS 10, no. 3: 195-200. https://doi.org/10.18683/germs.2020.1205
APA StyleGugnani, H. C., Hagen, F., Meis, J. F., & Chakrabarti, A. (2020). Occurrence of Cryptococcus neoformans and Other Yeast-like Fungi in Environmental Sources in Bonaire (Dutch Caribbean). GERMS, 10(3), 195-200. https://doi.org/10.18683/germs.2020.1205
