The plasmid PE which harbored the whole hexon-encoding gene of egg drop syndrome virus(EDSV) was identified and the hexon protein gene was obtained from it by restriction endonucleases.

• 对其它腺病毒的研究表明,对六邻体蛋白基因的克隆、表达、纯化将有利于腺病毒的免疫学研究,纯化了的蛋白进一步进行活性鉴定,可用作抗原,用于动物免疫,并检测其所产生的抗体。