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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Thaís S. Rigoni, Natália S. Vellozo, Kamila Guimarães-Pinto, Mariela Cabral-Piccin, Laryssa Fabiano-Coelho, Thayane C. Matos-Silva, Alessandra A. Filardy, Christina M. Takiya, Marcela F. Lopes
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2022-12-01
Series:Communications Biology
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s42003-022-04401-w