Antigenic variants are not selected during persistent infection with Theiler's virus.
In this study, we demonstrated that non-neutralizable antigenic variants of Theiler's murine encephalomyelitis virus do not predominate during the course of chronic relapsing infection.
D000818:Animals; D000956:Antigens, Viral / Q000235:genetics / Q000276:immunology*; D002908:Chronic Disease; D003711:Demyelinating Diseases / Q000382:microbiology*; D004770:Enterovirus / Q000276:immunology*; D004769:Enterovirus Infections / Q000382:microbiology*; D000939:Epitopes; D014644:Genetic Variation; D004680:Maus Elberfeld virus / Q000235:genetics / Q000276:immunology*; D051379:Mice; D009500:Neutralization Tests
D000956:Antigens, Viral; D000939:Epitopes