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Vege, A., Hofstad, T., Sawicka-Grzelak, A. et al. Evaluation of the biomed bacteroides IF kit for identification ofBacteroides fragilis group strains. Eur. J, Clin. Microbiol. 5, 464–465 (1986). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02075711
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