Observations on antigenic relatedness between viruses of the herpes simplex 'neutroseron'

R. A. Killington, R. E. Randall, J. Yeo, R. W. Honess, I. W. Halliburton, D. H. Watson

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Abstract

The antigenic relatedness of three viruses of the herpes simplex type 1 neutroseron - herpes simplex virus types 1 (HSV-1) and 2 (HSV-2) and bovine mammillitis virus (BMV) - has been examined by immune precipitation and virus neutralization tests. Many virus-specific infected-cell polypeptides were shown to possess antigenic sites shared by both HSV-1 and HSV-2. Cross-neutralization between the viruses is mediated through antibodies to at least two antigenic sites, one shared by HSV-1, HSV-2 and BMV and one shared by HSV-1 and HSV-2 but not BMV.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)185-194
Number of pages10
JournalIARC (International Agency for Research on Cancer) Scientific Publications
VolumeNo. 24
Publication statusPublished - 1 Dec 1978

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