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                      A virus particle of claim 1, wherein the non-segmented RNA virus is vesicular stornatitus                     
              virus (VSV). [Wertz claim 5)                                                                                          

                                                               OR                                                                   
                      A virus particle of claim 6, wherein the non-segmented RNA virus is vesicular stomatitis                      
              virus. [Wertz claim 10]                                                                                               
                                                               OR                                                                   
                      A modified recombinant replicable vesiculovirus, comprising vesiculovirus N, P, and L                         
              proteins, and a replicable vesiculovirus genomic sense (-) RNA, in which said genomic sense                           
              RNA, is modified by:                                                                                                  
                              (a) the insertion of a foreign or heterologous RNA sequence into a                                    
                                     nonessential portion of said replicable vesiculovirus genomic sense                            
                                     RNA; or                                                                                        
                              (b) the replacement of a nonessential portion of said replicable vesiculovirus                        
                                     genomic sense (-) RNA with a foreign or heterologous RNA sequence;                             
              in which an RNA sequence complementary to said foreign RNA sequence encodes a peptide or                              
              protein. [Rose claim 75, as amended]                                                                                  
                                                               OR                                                                   
                      A modified inactivated recombinant vesiculovirus that is the produce of a method                              
              comprising inactivating a recombinant replicable vesiculovirus, said recombinant replicable                           
              vesiculovirus comprising N, P, and L proteins, and a replicable vesiculovirus genomic sense                           
              RNA, in which said genomic sense (-) RNA, is modified by:                                                             
                              (c) the insertion of a foreign or heterologous RNA sequence into a                                    
                                     nonessential portion of said replicable vesiculovirus genomic sense                            
                                     RNA; or                                                                                        
                              (d) the replacement of a nonessential portion of said replicable vesiculovirus                        
                                     genomic sense (-) RNA with a foreign or heterologous RNA sequence;                             
              in which an RNA sequence complementary to said foreign RNA sequence encodes a peptide or                              
              protein. [Rose claim 103, as amended]                                                                                 
                                                               OR                                                                   
                      A pure, recombinant, replicating and infectious vesicular stomatitus virus (VSV) particle,                    
              comprising:                                                                                                           

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