Special Issue “Sporothrix and Sporotrichosis”
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Mora-Montes HM. Special Issue “Sporothrix and Sporotrichosis”. Journal of Fungi. 2018; 4(4):116. https://doi.org/10.3390/jof4040116
Chicago/Turabian StyleMora-Montes, Héctor M. 2018. "Special Issue “Sporothrix and Sporotrichosis”" Journal of Fungi 4, no. 4: 116. https://doi.org/10.3390/jof4040116