Purification of the major envelope protein GP5 of porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus (PRRSV) from native virions

Porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus (PRRSV) is the cause of a pandemic that has been devastating the U.S. and global swine industry for more than twenty years. PRRSV vaccine development is challenging due to virus heterogeneity. Evidence indicates that the major envelope protein, G...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Matanin, Brad Matthew
Other Authors: Biological Systems Engineering
Format: Others
Published: Virginia Tech 2014
Subjects:
GP5
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10919/33194
http://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-05242007-145009/