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Prototheca zopfii residente de uña

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Prototheca zopfii was isolated repeatedly from the nails of a patient. The patient had preexisting nail disease and colonization by the alga was opportunistic.

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  1. Sección de Micología Médica, Instituto de Medicina Tropical, Apartado 2109, Caracas, Venezuela

    C. Marcano & M. Feo

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Marcano, C., Feo, M. Prototheca zopfii residente de uña. Mycopathologia 75, 89–92 (1981). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00505783

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