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Pathogenicity of Blastocystis hominis

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  1. Dept. of Infectious Diseases, General Hospital, Alessandria

    P. L. Garavelli &  L. Scaglione

  2. Dept. of Infectious Diseases, St. Anna Hospital, Ferrara, Italy

    R. Bicocchi &  M. Libanore

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Garavelli, P.L., Scaglione, L., Bicocchi, R. et al. Pathogenicity of Blastocystis hominis. Infection 19, 185 (1991). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01643249

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