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Phenotypic and genotypic alterations associated with the attenuation of a Theileria annulata vaccine cell line from Turkey.
Vaccine - 1 Apr 1998
Somerville R P, Littlebury P, Pipano E, Brown C G, Shkap V, Adamson R E, Oliver R A, Glass E J, Hall F R
Abstract excerpt
Attenuated vaccines, produced by prolonged in vitro culture of the macroschizont stage of the life-cycle, are the main method of controlling Theileria annulata infections. Little is known about the mechanism(s) of attenuation. Here we present data from a Turkish cell line demonstrating that attenuation is associated with reduced ability to differentiate into microschizonts and a reduction in matrix...
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