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These findings indicate that the IM is a rapid method for the direct observation of <jats:italic>Leptospira<\/jats:italic> spp. that can be readily applied to evaluating infection in experimental animals and determining sterilizing immunity when screening potential vaccine candidates.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.1099\/jmm.0.014050-0","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2009,11,3]],"date-time":"2009-11-03T22:57:02Z","timestamp":1257289022000},"page":"1632-1637","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":16,"title":["An imprint method for detecting leptospires in the hamster model of vaccine-mediated immunity for leptospirosis"],"prefix":"10.1099","volume":"58","author":[{"given":"Adenizar D.","family":"Chagas-Junior","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Gon\u00e7alo Moniz Research Centre, Oswaldo Cruz Foundation, Brazilian Ministry of Health, Salvador, BA, Brazil"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Alan J. 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