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International Journal of Clinical & Medical Microbiology Volume 3 (2018), Article ID 3:IJCMM-132, 3 pages
https://doi.org/10.15344/2456-4028/2018/132
Letters to the Editor
Sporothrix spp. in Chile

Rodrigo Cruz Choappa*, Laura Carvajal and Peggy Vieille

Laboratorio de Micología, Universidad de Valparaíso, Chile
Dr. Rodrigo Cruz Choappa, Laboratorio de Micología, Universidad de Valparaíso, Hontaneda 2653 Valparaíso, Chile; E-mail: rodrigo.cruz@uv.cl
23 March 2018; 07 June 2018; 09 June 2018
Choappa RC, Carvajal L, Vieille P (2018) Sporothrix spp. in Chile. Int J Clin Med Microbiol 3: 132. doi: https://doi.org/10.15344/2456-4028/2018/132

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