diff --git a/lib/core/base/virtual-node/serial-virtual-node.js b/lib/core/base/virtual-node/serial-virtual-node.js
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+// eslint-disable-next-line no-unused-vars
+class SerialVirtualNode extends axe.AbstractVirtualNode {
+	/**
+	 * Convert a serialised node into a VirtualNode object
+	 * @param {Object} node Serialised node
+	 */
+  constructor (serialNode) {
+    super()
+    this._props = normaliseProps(serialNode)
+    this._attrs = normaliseAttrs(serialNode)
+  }
+
+  // Accessof for DOM node properties
+  get props () {
+    return this._props
+  }
+
+	/**
+	 * Get the value of the given attribute name.
+	 * @param {String} attrName The name of the attribute.
+	 * @return {String|null} The value of the attribute or null if the attribute does not exist
+	 */
+  attr(attrName) {
+    return this._attrs[attrName] || null
+  }
+
+	/**
+	 * Determine if the element has the given attribute.
+	 * @param {String} attrName The name of the attribute
+	 * @return {Boolean} True if the element has the attribute, false otherwise.
+	 */
+  hasAttr(attrName) {
+    return this._attrs[attrName] !== undefined;
+  }
+}
+
+/**
+ * Convert between serialised props and DOM-like properties
+ * @param {Object} serialNode 
+ * @return {Object} normalProperties 
+ */
+function normaliseProps(serialNode) {
+  let { nodeName, nodeType = 1 } = serialNode
+  axe.utils.assert(nodeType !== undefined || nodeType !== 1, 
+    `SerialVirtualNode expects nodeType of undefined or 1, got '${nodeType}'`)
+  axe.utils.assert(typeof nodeName === 'string', 
+  `SerialVirtualNode expects nodeName to be a string, got '${nodeName}'`)
+
+  const props = {
+    ...serialNode,
+    nodeType,
+    nodeName: nodeName.toLowerCase()
+  }
+  delete props.attributes
+  return Object.freeze(props)
+}
+
+/**
+ * Convert between serialised attributes and DOM-like attributes
+ * @param {Object} serialNode 
+ * @return {Object} normalAttributes 
+ */
+function normaliseAttrs({ attributes = {} }) {
+  const attrMap = {
+    'htmlFor': 'for',
+    'className': 'class'
+  }
+
+  return Object.keys(attributes).reduce((attrs, attrName) => {
+    const value = attributes[attrName];
+    axe.utils.assert(typeof value !== 'object' || value === null, 
+      `SerialVirtualNode expects attributes not to be an object, '${attrName}' was`)
+
+    if (value !== undefined) {
+      const mappedName = attrMap[attrName] || attrName
+      attrs[mappedName] = value !== null ? String(value) : null
+    }
+    return attrs
+  }, {})
+}
diff --git a/test/core/base/virtual-node/serial-virtual-node.js b/test/core/base/virtual-node/serial-virtual-node.js
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+/*global axe, SerialVirtualNode */
+describe('SerialVirtualNode', function() {
+  it('extends AbstractVirtualNode', function () {
+    var vNode = new SerialVirtualNode({
+      nodeName: 'div'
+    });
+    assert.instanceOf(vNode, axe.AbstractVirtualNode);
+  });
+
+  describe('props', function () {
+    it('assigns any properties to .props', function () {
+      var props = {
+        nodeType: 1,
+        nodeName: 'div',
+        someType: 'bar',
+        somethingElse: 'baz'
+      }
+      var vNode = new SerialVirtualNode(props);
+      assert.deepEqual(vNode.props, props);
+    })
+
+    it('returns a frozen object', function () {
+      var vNode = new SerialVirtualNode({ nodeName: 'div' });
+      assert.isTrue(Object.isFrozen(vNode.props), 'Expect object to be frozen');
+    })
+
+    it('has a default nodeType of 1', function () {
+      var vNode = new SerialVirtualNode({ nodeName: 'div' });
+      assert.equal(vNode.props.nodeType, 1)
+    })
+
+    it('converts nodeNames to lower case', function () {
+      var htmlNodes = [
+        'DIV',
+        'SPAN',
+        'INPUT',
+        'HeAdEr',
+        'TABLE',
+        'TITLE',
+        'BUTTON',
+        'Foo'
+      ]
+      htmlNodes.forEach(function (nodeName) {
+        var vNode = new SerialVirtualNode({ nodeName: nodeName });
+        assert.equal(vNode.props.nodeName, nodeName.toLowerCase())
+      })
+    })
+
+    it('ignores the `attributes` property', function () {
+      var vNode = new SerialVirtualNode({
+        nodeName: 'div',
+        attributes: {
+          'foo': 'foo',
+          'bar': 'bar',
+          'baz': 'baz'
+        }
+      });
+      assert.isUndefined(vNode.props.attributes)
+    })
+  })
+
+  describe('attr', function () {
+    it('returns a string value for the attribute', function () {
+      var vNode = new SerialVirtualNode({
+        nodeName: 'div',
+        attributes: {
+          'foo': 'foo',
+          'bar': 123,
+          'baz': true
+        }
+      });
+      assert.equal(vNode.attr('foo'), 'foo');
+      assert.equal(vNode.attr('bar'), '123');
+      assert.equal(vNode.attr('baz'), 'true');
+    })
+
+    it('returns null if the attribute is null', function () {
+      var vNode = new SerialVirtualNode({
+        nodeName: 'div',
+        attributes: { 'foo': null }
+      });
+      assert.isNull(vNode.attr('foo'));
+    })
+
+    it('returns null if the attribute is not set', function () {
+      var vNode = new SerialVirtualNode({
+        nodeName: 'div'
+      });
+      assert.isNull(vNode.attr('foo'));
+    })
+
+    it('converts `className` to `class`', function () {
+      var vNode = new SerialVirtualNode({
+        nodeName: 'div',
+        attributes: {
+          className: 'foo bar baz'
+        }
+      });
+      assert.equal(vNode.attr('class'), 'foo bar baz');
+    })
+
+    it('converts `htmlFor` to `for`', function () {
+      var vNode = new SerialVirtualNode({
+        nodeName: 'div',
+        attributes: {
+          htmlFor: 'foo'
+        }
+      });
+      assert.equal(vNode.attr('for'), 'foo');
+    })
+  })
+
+  describe('hasAttr', function () {
+    it('returns true if the attribute has a value', function () {
+      var vNode = new SerialVirtualNode({
+        nodeName: 'div',
+        attributes: {
+          'foo': '',
+          'bar': 0,
+          'baz': false
+        }
+      });
+      assert.isTrue(vNode.hasAttr('foo'));
+      assert.isTrue(vNode.hasAttr('bar'));
+      assert.isTrue(vNode.hasAttr('baz'));
+    })
+
+    it('returns true if the attribute is null', function () {
+      var vNode = new SerialVirtualNode({
+        nodeName: 'div',
+        attributes: { 'foo': null }
+      });
+      assert.isTrue(vNode.hasAttr('foo'));
+    })
+
+    it('returns false if the attribute is undefined', function () {
+      var vNode = new SerialVirtualNode({
+        nodeName: 'div',
+        attributes: { 'foo': undefined }
+      });
+      assert.isFalse(vNode.hasAttr('foo'));
+      assert.isFalse(vNode.hasAttr('bar'));
+    })
+
+    it('converts `htmlFor` to `for`', function () {
+      var nodeWithoutFor = new SerialVirtualNode({
+        nodeName: 'div',
+        attributes: {}
+      });
+      var nodeWithFor = new SerialVirtualNode({
+        nodeName: 'div',
+        attributes: { 'htmlFor': 'foo' }
+      });
+
+      assert.isFalse(nodeWithoutFor.hasAttr('for'));
+      assert.isTrue(nodeWithFor.hasAttr('for'));
+    })
+
+    it('converts `className` to `class`', function () {
+      var nodeWithoutClass = new SerialVirtualNode({
+        nodeName: 'div',
+        attributes: {}
+      });
+      var nodeWithClass = new SerialVirtualNode({
+        nodeName: 'div',
+        attributes: { 'className': 'foo bar baz' }
+      });
+
+      assert.isFalse(nodeWithoutClass.hasAttr('class'));
+      assert.isTrue(nodeWithClass.hasAttr('class'));
+    })
+  })
+});
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