antigenic complex

an·ti·gen·ic com·plex

a composite of different antigenic structures, such as proteins on a cell or a bacterium, or, by extension, a molecule containing two or more determinant groups of different antigenic specificities.
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To the Editor: West Nile virus (WNV) is a member of the genus Flavivirus within the Japanese encephalitis antigenic complex.
Serosurvey of West Nile virus and other flaviviruses of the Japanese encephalitis antigenic complex in birds from Andalusia, southern Spain.
West Nile fever outbreak in horses and humans, Spain, 2010
Similarly, ONN virus lineage has been considered a distinct group of viruses within the antigenic complex.
Molecular characterization of chikungunya virus from Andhra Pradesh, India
West Nile virus is a member of the Japanese encephalitis antigenic complex of flaviviruses.
Louis encephalitis virus is another member of the Japanese encephalitis antigenic complex of flaviviruses.
Mosquito-borne flaviviruses and human disease
The HI and EIA tests used in this study cross-react only poorly between alphaviruses in different antigenic complexes but may cross-react with other alphaviruses within the same antigenic complex.
Re-evaluation of the western equine encephalitis antigenic complex of alphaviruses (family Togaviridae) as determined by neutralization tests.
Sindbis virus infection in resident birds, migratory birds, and humans, Finland
However, antibodies produced during ILHV infection cross-react in serologic assays to other flavivirus antigens, and ILHV was originally classified in the Japanese encephalitis antigenic complex (1-3).
Ilheus virus isolate from a human, Ecuador
SFV antibodies failed to detect ONNV by IFA, although both viruses are members of the same antigenic complex (12).
O'nyong-nyong virus, Chad
That we found antiborrelial-complex antibodies may suggest the presence of a new species in this antigenic complex containing cross-reactive antigens, but many other studies are necessary to confirm it.
Do antiborrelial antibodies suggest Lyme disease in Cuba?
To investigate the genetic relationship of the Austrian USUV with other flaviviruses in the JEV antigenic complex, we constructed a phylogenetic tree by using the programs in the PHYLIP package; we also included in the phylogenetic analysis three other important mosquito-borne flaviviruses (YFV, SLEV, and DENV3).
Emergence of Usutu virus, an african mosquito-borne flavivirus of the Japanese encephalitis virus group, Central Europe. (Research)
West Nile (WN) virus is a member of the Japanese encephalitis (JE) antigenic complex of the genus Flavivirus, family Flaviviridae.
Outbreak of West Nile Virus Infection, Volgograd Region, Russia, 1999
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