Hamster Model of Leptospirosis
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Evaluation of Immunoprotective Activity of Six Leptospiral Proteins in the Hamster Model of Leptospirosis
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عنوان ژورنال: Current Protocols in Microbiology
سال: 2006
ISSN: 1934-8525,1934-8533
DOI: 10.1002/9780471729259.mc12e02s02