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Protective efficacy of the recombinantly expressed C-terminal domain of Mannheimia haemolytica leukotoxin in mice and goats Cover

Protective efficacy of the recombinantly expressed C-terminal domain of Mannheimia haemolytica leukotoxin in mice and goats

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|Oct 2025

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Language: English
Submitted on: Apr 1, 2025
Accepted on: Oct 9, 2025
Published on: Oct 18, 2025
Published by: National Veterinary Research Institute in Pulawy
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
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© 2025 Thu-Dung Doan, Teerajet Laohasatian, Hsing-Chieh Wu, Chun-Yen Chu, published by National Veterinary Research Institute in Pulawy
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