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Romito, M.
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Du Plessis, D.H.
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Viljoen, G.J.
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dc.contributor.editor |
Verwoerd, Daniel Wynand |
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2012-10-08T07:55:06Z |
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2012-10-08T07:55:06Z |
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2012 |
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dc.date.issued |
1999 |
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dc.description |
The articles have been scanned in colour with a HP Scanjet 5590; 600dpi.
Adobe Acrobat v.9 was used to OCR the text and also for the merging and conversion to the final presentation PDF-format. |
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dc.description.abstract |
The ability of a DNA vaccine to elicit an immune response in a horse was evaluated. The outer capsid
protein VP2 of African horsesickness virus is known to elicit protective immunity in horses. Reverse
transcribed DNA of the gene encoding VP2 was placed under the transcriptional control of the
cytomegalovirus immediate-early enhancer/promoter and was injected on several occasions intramuscularly
into a horse. Low antibody levels could be detected by ELISA. Antibodies directed against
VP2 alone were shown by Western blot while low levels of neutralizing antibodies were detected by
a 50% plaque reduction assay. In contrast to a relatively poor humoral response, a significant lymphoproliferative
response in the presence of whole virus proteins, as well as a cytotoxic cellular reaction
against virus-infected syngeneic target cells was shown. |
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mn2012 |
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dc.identifier.citation |
Romito, M, Du Plessis, DH & Viljoen, GJ 1999, 'Immune responses in a horse inoculated with the VP2 gene of African horsesickness virus’. Onderstepoort Journal of Veterinary Research, vol. 66, no. 2, pp. 139-144. |
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dc.identifier.issn |
0330-2465 |
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http://hdl.handle.net/2263/20083 |
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dc.publisher |
Published by the Agricultural Research Council, Onderstepoort Veterinary Institute |
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dc.rights |
© ARC-Onderstepoort (original).
© University of Pretoria. Dept of Library Services (digital). |
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dc.subject |
Veterinary medicine |
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dc.subject |
African horsesickness virus (AHSV) |
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dc.subject |
DNA vaccines |
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dc.subject |
VP2 gene |
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Veterinary medicine -- South Africa |
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dc.subject.lcsh |
African horse sickness -- South Africa |
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dc.subject.lcsh |
Horses -- Virus diseases |
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dc.title |
Immune responses in a horse inoculated with the VP2 gene of African horsesickness virus |
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dc.type |
Article |
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