J M Fonville1,2,3, S H Wilks1,2, S L James1,2

  • 1Center for Pathogen Evolution, Department of Zoology, University of Cambridge, Cambridge CB2 3EJ, UK.

Science (New York, N.Y.)
|November 22, 2014
PubMed
まとめ

抗体景観法では,インフルエンザなどの進化するウイルスに対する免疫を定量化します. 先進的な菌株によるワクチン接種は,過去および現在のウイルス変種に対する抗体を強化し,ワクチンの有効性を向上させます.

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