heterosubtypic

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adjective

Relating to a subtype (serotype) of a virus other than the one responsible for the primary infection

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Meanings

adjectiveheterosubtypic (not comparable)
  1. not comparableRelating to a subtype (serotype) of a virus other than the one responsible for the primary infection

    NA-specific immunity has been shown to limit the spread of influenza virus, thus reducing disease symptoms and providing cross-protection against heterosubtypic viruses in mouse challenge experiments.

    2015 August 18, “Expression and Characterization of Recombinant, Tetrameric and Enzymatically Active Influenza Neuraminidase for the Setup of an Enzyme-Linked Lectin-Based Assay”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Origin

From hetero- + subtypic.

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