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Isolation ofVibrio mimicus from a patient with gastroenteritis in Belgium

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  1. Department of Medical Microbiology, University of Ghent, De Pintelaan, 185, 9000, Ghent, Belgium

    A. M. Van den Abeele, G. Claeys & G. Verschraegen

  2. Department of Nephrology, University of Ghent, De Pintelaan, 185, 9000, Ghent, Belgium

    N. Lameire

  3. Department of Medical Microbiology, St. Raphael University Hospital, 3000, Leuven, Belgium

    J. Vandepitte

  4. Vibrio Reference Unit, Institut Pasteur, Paris, France

    C. Richard

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Van den Abeele, A.M., Claeys, G., Verschraegen, G. et al. Isolation ofVibrio mimicus from a patient with gastroenteritis in Belgium. Eur. J. Clin. Microbiol. Infect. Dis. 8, 86–87 (1989). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01964127

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