variable surface glycoprotein
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- (Abbreviation: VSG). One of a battery of antigenic determinants expressed by a micro-organism to elude immune detection.
UN Food and Agriculture Organization - Cite This Source - This Definition - Antigen, Antigenic determinant, Antigenic switching, glycoprotein remodelling, idiotype, immunogen, major histocompatibility antigen, serology, Variable surface glycoprotein (VSG), VSG