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Characterization of genotype II Rubella virus strains.
Archives of virology - 1 Sept 2003
Zheng D-P, Zhou Y M, Zhao K, Han Y-R, Frey T K
Abstract excerpt
Two genotypes of Rubella virus have been described that differ by 8-9% at the nucleotide level in the E1 glycoprotein gene. Of these, genotype II (RGII) was only recently reported and in this study two RGII viruses, the BRDII vaccine strain and BR1 wild type strain, were characterized. Monoclonal antibodies against each of the virion proteins (capsid [C], glycoproteins E1 and E2) and polyclonal anti-rubella virus...
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