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Antigenic and genetic variability of human metapneumoviruses.
Emerging infectious diseases - 1 Apr 2004
van den Hoogen Bernadette G, Herfst Sander, Sprong Leo, Cane Patricia A, Forleo-Neto Eduardo, de Swart Rik L, Osterhaus Albert D M E, Fouchier Ron A M
Abstract excerpt
Human metapneumovirus (HMPV) is a member of the subfamily Pneumovirinae within the family Paramyxo- viridae. Other members of this subfamily, respiratory syncytial virus and avian pneumovirus, can be divided into subgroups on the basis of genetic or antigenic differences or both. For HMPV, the existence of different genetic lineages has been described on the basis of variation in a limited set of available...
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