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The Two Major Human Metapneumovirus Genetic Lineages Are Highly Related Antigenically, and the Fusion (F) Protein Is a Major Contributor to This Antigenic Relatedness
11 Jun 2004
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The growth properties and antigenic relatedness of the CAN98-75 (CAN75) and the CAN97-83 (CAN83) human metapneumovirus (HMPV) strains, which represent the two distinct HMPV genetic lineages and exhibit 5 and 63% amino acid divergence in the fusion (F) and attachment (G) proteins, respectively, were investigated in vitro and in rodents and nonhuman primates. Both strains replicated to high titers (> or =6.0...
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