African Journal of
Microbiology Research

  • Abbreviation: Afr. J. Microbiol. Res.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1996-0808
  • DOI: 10.5897/AJMR
  • Start Year: 2007
  • Published Articles: 5233

Full Length Research Paper

Incidence of keratinophilic fungi in areas of Raipur City, Chhattisgarh region, India

Ashis Kumar Sarkar*
  • Ashis Kumar Sarkar*
  • School of Life Sciences, Pandit Ravishankar Shukla University, Raipur 492010, India.
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Vibhuti Rai and Ashwini Kumar Gupta
  • Vibhuti Rai and Ashwini Kumar Gupta
  • School of Life Sciences, Pandit Ravishankar Shukla University, Raipur 492010, India.
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  •  Accepted: 27 December 2013
  •  Published: 15 January 2014

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