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. 1987 Feb;25(2):344–349. doi: 10.1128/jcm.25.2.344-349.1987

Pythium insidiosum sp. nov., the etiologic agent of pythiosis.

A W De Cock, L Mendoza, A A Padhye, L Ajello, L Kaufman
PMCID: PMC265897  PMID: 3818928

Abstract

Pythium insidiosum sp. nov., the etiologic agent of pythiosis, a cosmopolitan disease of horses, cattle, and dogs, is described and illustrated.

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