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antigenic determinant

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antigenic determinant [‚an·tə¦jen·ik di′tər·mə·nənt]
(immunology)
The portion of an antigen molecule that determines the specificity of the antigen-antibody reaction.


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The second are relatively unique sequences such as virulence factor genes and antigenic determinant genes (27,28), which are used for species or serotype identification.
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Our phylogenetic data were based on analysis of the HMPV F protein, one of two viral glycoproteins considered the major antigenic determinant in RSV (11).
 
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