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U.S. Department of Agriculture

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Concept information

  1. Research, Technology, Methods
  2. animal research
  3. biological properties and phenomena
  4. biological resistance
  5. immunity
  6. cross immunity
  1. Fields of Study
  2. immunology
  3. immunity
  4. cross immunity

Preferred term

cross immunity

Type

  • Topic

Definition

  • Information A state in which immunity to an infectious agent is effective in protecting the organism against antigenically similar but different infectious agents.

    Source: NAL Thesaurus Staff

    Type: Concept definition

Broader concept

Related concepts

Synonyms

  • cross-immunity
  • cross-protective immunity

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URI

https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/30199

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