Characterization of the immunodominant cross-reacting epitope of visna maedi virus and caprine arthritis-encephalitis virus capsid antigen

Virus Research

Volumn 61, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 177-183

  Rosati, S ^a   Mannelli, A ^a   Merlo, T ^a   Ponti, N ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

^b ISTITUTO ZOOPROFILATTICO SPERIMENTALE DELLA SARDEGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Caprine arthritis encephalitis virus; Capsid antigen; Cross reacting epitope; Visna maedi virus

Indexed keywords

CROSS REACTING ANTIGEN; EPITOPE; GAG PROTEIN; VIRUS CAPSID ANTIGEN;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; CAPRINE ARTHRITIS ENCEPHALITIS VIRUS; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; EPITOPE MAPPING; GOAT; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHORT SURVEY; VIRUS CHARACTERIZATION; VISNA VIRUS;

CAPRA; CAPRA HIRCUS; CAPRINE ARTHRITIS-ENCEPHALITIS VIRUS; LENTIVIRUS; MIRIDAE; OVINE LENTIVIRUS; OVIS; VISNA VIRUS; VISNA-MAEDI VIRUS;

EID: 0032767610     PISSN: 01681702     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-1702(99)00031-3     Document Type: Article

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