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Possible antigenic sub-divisions within the variola/vaccinia subgroup of poxviruses

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The members of the variola/vaccinia subgroup of poxviruses have been allocated to three sub-divisions based on the effect on them of antiserum to heated vaccinia virus.

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Baxby, D. Possible antigenic sub-divisions within the variola/vaccinia subgroup of poxviruses. Archives of Virology 54, 143–145 (1977). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01314386

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