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Some cases of onychomycosis from North India in different working environments

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Three fungi, Alternaria humicola, A. pluriseptata and Aspergillus niger are being reported as new probable etiologic filamentous fungi, causing onychomycosis. The morphology and physiology of these fungi is discussed.

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Wadhwani, K., Srivastava, A.K. Some cases of onychomycosis from North India in different working environments. Mycopathologia 92, 149–155 (1985). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00437626

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