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Abstract
A method for the purification of the precipitating antigen of bluetongue virus (BTV) is described. The results obtained indicate that the precipitating antigen is identical with a core protein of BTV having a molecular weight of 39,000 (P7). So far all bluetongue virus serotypes have been shown to possess this protein. It is evident therefore that a group-specific reaction could be based on the presence of antibodies against this core protein. The purification of this protein by chromatofocusing proved relatively easy to perform and immunodiffusion tests revealed a group-specific reaction.Entities:
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Year: 1983 PMID: 6306033 DOI: 10.1016/0166-0934(83)90029-0
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Virol Methods ISSN: 0166-0934 Impact factor: 2.014