Characterization of the Infectious Salmon Anemia Virus Genomic Segment That Encodes the Putative Hemagglutinin

Espen Rimstad, Siri Mjaaland, Michael Snow, Aase B. Mikalsen, Carey O. Cunningham

Journal of Virology · 2001 · 79 citations · 15 references

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The genomic segment encoding the putative hemagglutinin of infectious salmon anemia virus (ISAV) is described. Expression of the putative hemagglutinin in a salmon cell line demonstrated hemadsorptive properties of the protein for salmon erythrocytes. The polypeptide was recognized by an ISAV-specific monoclonal antibody. Nucleotide sequencing indicated the occurrence of a variable region in the hemagglutinin gene.

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