Genetic and Antigenic Analysis of Adenovirus Type 3 Strains Showing Intermediate Behavior in Standard Seroneutralization Test

During an epidemiological survey of acute respiratory infection in Rio de Janeiro, among 208 adenovirus isolates, we found two strains that we were not able, by a standard neutralization procedure, to distinguish between type 3 or 7. However, DNA restriction pattern for the two strains with differen...

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Main Authors: Márcia TB Moraes, Messias da Silva, José Paulo G Leite, Jussara P Nascimento
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Ministério da Saúde 1998-03-01
Series:Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz.
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02761998000200019