Parasexual recombination enables Aspergillus fumigatus to persist in cystic fibrosis

Tobias Engel, Paul E. Verweij, Joost van den Heuvel, Dechen Wangmo, Jianhua Zhang, Alfons J.M. Debets, Eveline Snelders

Source: ERJ Open Res, 6 (4) 00020-2020; 10.1183/23120541.00020-2020
Journal Issue: October
Disease area: Respiratory infections

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Tobias Engel, Paul E. Verweij, Joost van den Heuvel, Dechen Wangmo, Jianhua Zhang, Alfons J.M. Debets, Eveline Snelders. Parasexual recombination enables Aspergillus fumigatus to persist in cystic fibrosis. ERJ Open Res, 6 (4) 00020-2020; 10.1183/23120541.00020-2020

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