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A comparison of the antigens present on the surface of virus released artificially from chick cells infected with vaccinia virus, and cowpox virus and its white pock mutant

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  15 May 2009

Derrick Baxby
Derrick Baxby
Affiliation:
Department of Medical Microbiology, Liverpool University, P.O. Box 147, Liverpool L69 3BX
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Antisera prepared against vaccinia and cowpox viruses were absorbed with purified suspensions of vaccinia virus, red cowpox and white cowpox viruses. They were then tested for their ability to neutralize the viruses, and to precipitate the virus soluble antigens.

The results showed that some virus specific antigens were not virus surface components and that some components were present on the surface of all three viruses. However, certain components were detected on the surface of vaccinia virus but not on the surface of cowpox virus, and vice versa. Some evidence for the existence of a vaccinia-specific surface component was also obtained.

Comparisons between results of cross-neutralization tests and immunodiffusion tests on the absorbed sera indicated that antibody to a number of antigens, including the classical LS, and the cowpox-specific d antigen play no part in the process of poxvirus neutralization.

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Research Article
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Journal of Hygiene , Volume 70 , Issue 2 , June 1972 , pp. 353 - 365
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1972

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