| ABTS | 2,2′-Azino-bis(3-ethylbenzothiazoline-6-sulfonic acid) diammonium salt |
| ANOVA | Analysis of variance |
| CP | Capsid protein |
| Cterminus | Carboxyl-terminus |
| DAPI | 4′,6-diamidino-2-phenylindole |
| DMEM | Dulbecco’s modified Eagle medium |
| EDTA | Ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid |
| HRP | Horseradish peroxidase |
| iELISA | Indirect enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay |
| IFA | Immunofluorescence assay |
| Ig | Immunoglobulin |
| KLH | Keyhole limpet hemocyanin |
| mAb | Monoclonal antibody |
| OD | Optical density |
| ORF | Open reading frame |
| PBMCs | Peripheral blood mononuclear cells |
| PBS | Phosphate-buffered saline |
| PBST | PBS containing 0.05% Tween 20 |
| PCV | Porcine circovirus |
| PCV1 | Porcine circovirus type 1 |
| PCV2 | Porcine circovirus type 2 |
| PEG | Polyethylene glycol |
| pPirh2 | Porcine p53-induced RING-H2 |
| RING | Really interesting new gene |
| SCF | Suspending cells were fixed |
| SPF | Specific pathogen-free |
| TRITC | Tetramethyl rhodamine isothiocyanate |
| TUNEL | Terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase dUTP nick end labeling |
| VLP | Virus-like particle |