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Provirus variants of the bovine leukemia virus and their relation to the serological status of naturally infected cattle.
Virology - 27 Oct 1997
Fechner H, Blankenstein P, Looman A C, Elwert J, Geue L, Albrecht C, Kurg A, Beier D, Marquardt O, Ebner D
Abstract excerpt
Infection of cattle with the bovine leukemia virus (BLV) results in a strong permanent antibody response to the BLV antigens some weeks after infection. However, cattle may carry provirus and not have detectable antibody titers. To prove the occurrence of different BLV provirus variants in German cattle and to study the influence of special BLV variants on the immunoreaction, a 444-bp fragment of the env gene of...
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