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Each virus
species has 1-250 structural proteins. These are usually very antigenic. On each protein are 4-6 antigenic sites which each comprise 1-3 epitopes (see cover of veterinary viruses). Thus a virus with 4 structural proteins could have about 20 antigenic sites comprising 40 epitopes. |