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Uenotsuchi, T., Matsuda, T., Furue, M., Koga, T. (2005). Immune Surveillance against Sporothrix schenckii Infection. In: Fidel, P.L., Huffnagle, G.B. (eds) Fungal Immunology. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/0-387-25445-5_23
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