aa

amino acid

ADCC

antibody-dependent cytotoxicity

ANDV

Andes virus

APC

antigen presenting cell

BSA

bovine serum albumin

CFA

complete Freund's adjuvant

ConA

concanavalin A

CTL

cytotoxic T cells

DOBV

Dobrava virus

ELISA

enzyme linked immunosorbent assay

FCS

fetal calf serum

G1, G2

hantavirus glycoproteins 1 and 2

h

hour

HBc

entire core protein of hepatitis B virus (aa 1-183)

HBcd

carboxy-terminally truncated HBc (aa 1-144)

HBV

hepatitis B virus

HCPS

hantavirus cardiopulmonary syndrome

HLA

human leukocyte antigen

HFRS

haemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome

HTNV

Hantaan virus

HRP

horse radish peroxidase

IFA

incomplete Freund's adjuvant

IFN

interferon

Ig

immunoglobulin

IL

interleukin

mAb

monoclonal antibody

MHC

major histocompability complex

N

nucleocapsid

NE

nephropathia epidemica

OD

optical density

ORF

open reading frame

PBS

phosphor-buffered saline

PUUV

Puumala virus

RdRp

RNA-dependent RNA polymerase

rG2

recombinant glycoprotein 2

rN

recombinant nucleocapsid

sc

subcutaneous

SEOV

Seoul virus

SI

stimulation index

SNV

Sin Nombre virus

Th cell

T helper cell

VLP

virus-like particle