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In vitro growth, pathogenicity and serological characteristics of the Japanese encephalitis virus genotype V Muar strain.
The Journal of general virology - 1 Sept 2015
Tajima Shigeru, Yagasaki Kazumi, Kotaki Akira, Tomikawa Takumi, Nakayama Eri, Moi Meng Ling, Lim Chang-Kweng, Saijo Masayuki, Kurane Ichiro, Takasaki Tomohiko
Abstract excerpt
The characteristics of genotype V Japanese encephalitis virus (GV JEV) remain poorly understood as only two strains have been isolated to date. In this study, we examined the effects of the GV JEV Muar strain on in vitro growth and pathogenicity in mice; we also evaluated the efficacy of inactivated JEV vaccines against the Muar strain. Although growth of the Muar strain in mouse neuroblastoma N18 cells was...
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