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Challacombe, S.J., Rahman, D., Mistry, M., Naglik, J.R. (2005). Humoral Factors in the Protection of the Oral Cavity against Candidiasis. In: Fidel, P.L., Huffnagle, G.B. (eds) Fungal Immunology. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/0-387-25445-5_3

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