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(redirected from Wild-type virus)

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She added: "The mutations often revert to the original wild-type virus, allowing the virus to regain a fitter state, or the changes may be retained, depending on the individual's immune system.
Because they resemble actual infectious particles presenting proteins in the same conformation as on the wild-type virus, they are able to induce a potent immune response.
As a result of mutations in the stems of the V3 loop, resistant virus binds with higher affinity to the drug-bound co-receptor than wild-type virus.
 
 
 
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