ASSEMBLY-DEFICIENT HERPESVIRUS VACCINE

A vaccine is described which comprises an assembly-deficient herpesvirus. The mutant herpesvirus is capable of infecting and undergoing DNA replication in the cells of a susceptible mammal, but is defective in capsid assembly and formation of mature virion particles. The assembly-deficient herpesvir...

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Hauptverfasser:	HIPPENMEYER, PAUL, J, LUCKOW, VERNE, A, RANKIN, ANNE, M
Format:	Patent
Sprache:	eng ; fre ; ger
Schlagworte:	BEER BIOCHEMISTRY CHEMISTRY COMPOSITIONS THEREOF CULTURE MEDIA ENZYMOLOGY HUMAN NECESSITIES HYGIENE MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE METALLURGY MICROBIOLOGY MICROORGANISMS OR ENZYMES MUTATION OR GENETIC ENGINEERING PREPARATIONS FOR MEDICAL, DENTAL, OR TOILET PURPOSES PROCESSES USING MICROORGANISMS PROPAGATING, PRESERVING OR MAINTAINING MICROORGANISMS SPECIFIC THERAPEUTIC ACTIVITY OF CHEMICAL COMPOUNDS ORMEDICINAL PREPARATIONS SPIRITS VINEGAR WINE
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Zusammenfassung:	A vaccine is described which comprises an assembly-deficient herpesvirus. The mutant herpesvirus is capable of infecting and undergoing DNA replication in the cells of a susceptible mammal, but is defective in capsid assembly and formation of mature virion particles. The assembly-deficient herpesvirus is avirulent and capable of generating a protective immune response in a vaccinated mammal.