Cytomegalovirus Vaccine
Microneutralization assay using cytomegalovirus strains developed
Published in Vaccine Weekly, November 3rd, 2004
"MedImmune Vaccines has created four, live, attenuated human cytomegalovirus (HCMV) vaccine candidates, each derived from defined portions of the parental strains, Towne and Toledo. To determine each candidate's ability to induce HCMV specific immunity, a fluorescence-based microneutralization assay was developed using recombinants of Toledo and Towne, which express enhanced green fluorescent protein (EGFP). Replication of the EGFP recombinants in cell culture was the same as the respective parental...
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Source: Vaccine Weekly (2004-11-03)
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