Stable expression and potential use of west nile virus envelope glycoproteins preM/E as antigen in diagnostic tests

Brazilian Journal of Microbiology

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 1161-1166

  Cargnelutti, Juliana Felipetto ^a   Brum, Mário Celso Sperotto ^b   Weiblen, Rudi ^a   Flores, Eduardo Furtado ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SANTA MARIA   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL DO PAMPA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Diagnostic; M E glycoproteins; Stable expression; West nile virus; WNV

Indexed keywords

EID: 83455164817     PISSN: 15178382     EISSN: 16784405     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S1517-83822011000300040     Document Type: Article

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