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Cheyenne E Stratton1, Paul Moler2, Thomas W Allain3

  • 1Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32653, USA.

Journal of Invertebrate Pathology
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PubMed

Keywords:
CrayfishEcologyMicrosporidiaPathogenTrophic transmission

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