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. 1992 Jan;30(Suppl 1):271–278. doi: 10.1080/02681219280000961

The fungal nature of Pneumocystis

JR Stringer 1,2,3,4,5, JC Edman 1,2,3,4,5, MT Cushion 1,2,3,4,5, FF Richards 1,2,3,4,5, J Watanabe 1,2,3,4,5
PMCID: PMC7107652  PMID: 1474452

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