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. 2014 Jun 5;10(6):e1004105.
doi: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1004105. eCollection 2014 Jun.

Fungal nail infections (onychomycosis): a never-ending story?

Mahmoud Ghannoum  1 , Nancy Isham  1
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Fungal nail infections (onychomycosis): a never-ending story?

Mahmoud Ghannoum et al. PLoS Pathog. .
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Figure 1. Trichophyton rubrum colony and microscopic appearance (40x).
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Figure 2. Distal subungual onychomycosis of the great toenail.
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