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*Most virulent replicate in lymphoid cells and neurons ([[Paramyxoviridae#Canine Distemper Virus (CDV)|Distemper]], [[Paramyxoviridae#Newcastle Disease Virus (NDV)|NDV]])
 
*Most virulent replicate in lymphoid cells and neurons ([[Paramyxoviridae#Canine Distemper Virus (CDV)|Distemper]], [[Paramyxoviridae#Newcastle Disease Virus (NDV)|NDV]])
 
*Links to the readiness to cleave Fo and Ho precursors in different cells
 
*Links to the readiness to cleave Fo and Ho precursors in different cells
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====Antigenic differentiation====
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*Major conserved immunodominant virus-specific antigens on [[Paramyxoviridae#Structure|F and HN]]
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**-> Vaccines protect against all isolates of the same virus
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*Minor morbillivirus-specific epitopes on [[Paramyxoviridae#Structure|F]]
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**Some crossprotectin between [[Paramyxoviridae#Canine Distemper Virus (CDV)|canine distemper]], measels and rinderpest
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*Minor variable epitopes of [[Paramyxoviridae#Structure|F, HN and '''NP''']]
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**Allows antigenic '''fingerprinting'''
    
===Canine Distemper Virus (CDV)===
 
===Canine Distemper Virus (CDV)===
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