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Analysis and phylogenetic comparisons of full-length VP2 genes of the 24 bluetongue virus serotypes.
The Journal of general virology - 1 Feb 2007
Maan S, Maan N S, Samuel A R, Rao S, Attoui H, Mertens P P C
Abstract excerpt
The outer capsid protein VP2 of Bluetongue virus (BTV) is a target for the protective immune response generated by the mammalian host. VP2 contains the majority of epitopes that are recognized by neutralizing antibodies and is therefore also the primary determinant of BTV serotype. Full-length cDNA copies of genome segment 2 (Seg-2, which encodes VP2) from the reference strains of each of the 24 BTV serotypes...
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