Genetic and immunological characterization of new subtype G envelope expressing HIV-1 pseudoviruses

Includes bibliographical references. === One of the greatest challenges for the development of an effective HIV-1 vaccine is the high genetic diversity of this pathogen and the complex escape mechanisms employed by the envelope gp120 and gp41 glycoprotein that form the envelope spike. An ideal vacci...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Essomba, Rene Ghislain
Other Authors: Dorfman, Jeffrey
Format: Doctoral Thesis
Language:English
Published: University of Cape Town 2014
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/11427/8705