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The application of fluorescent antibody techniques for the detection and identification of mycotic disease agents

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Kaufman, L. The application of fluorescent antibody techniques for the detection and identification of mycotic disease agents. Mycopathologia et Mycologia Applicata 26, 257–263 (1965). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02049779

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