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Molecular weights of six major polypeptides of infectious bronchitis virus (IBV) are: 1. 75,000; 2. 50,000; 3. 45,000; 4. 35,000; 5. 28,000 or 24,000, and 6. 22,000 dalton. According to the mobility of protein 5 the polypeptide patterns of IBV serotypes fall into two main categories.
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Nagy, É., Lomniczi, B. Polypeptide patterns of infectious bronchitis virus serotypes fall into two categories. Archives of Virology 61, 341–345 (1979). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01315022
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