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1101/322784
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in golden hamster in early-phase Leptospira
interrogans serovar Hebdomadis infection.
Microb Pathog 111:33–40
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restraint. Curr Protoc Immunol;Chapter 1:
Unit 1.3
26. Lourdault K et al (2014) Oral immunization
with Escherichia coli expressing a lipidated form
of LigA protects hamsters against challenge
with Leptospira interrogans serovar Copenhageni. Infect Immun 82(2):893–902
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