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. 2014 Oct 16;10(10):e1004367.
doi: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1004367. eCollection 2014 Oct.

Chrysosporium-related fungi and reptiles: a fatal attraction

F Javier Cabañes  1 , Deanna A Sutton  2 , Josep Guarro  3
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Chrysosporium-related fungi and reptiles: a fatal attraction

F Javier Cabañes et al. PLoS Pathog. .
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Figure 1
Figure 1. Microscopic morphology of Nannizziopsis guarroi (A) and Ophidiomyces ophiodiicola (B).
Green iguana showing ulcerative dermatitis in the right leg caused by N. guarroi (C). Black rat snake showing a mycotic granuloma caused by O. ophiodiicola (D). Figure 1D was published previously by Rajeev et al. .
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