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Use of a Tobacco Agar Medium (TAM) to Detect Cryptococcus and Candida Colonies Isolated from Tobacco Cover

Use of a Tobacco Agar Medium (TAM) to Detect Cryptococcus and Candida Colonies Isolated from Tobacco

By: A Morin and  J Joly  
Open Access
|Dec 2014

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Language: English
Page range: 204 - 207
Submitted on: Nov 29, 2005
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Accepted on: Sep 1, 2005
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Published on: Dec 30, 2014
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 4 issues per year

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