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Molecular epidemiology of simian immunodeficiency virus SIVsm in U.S. primate centers unravels the origin of SIVmac and SIVstm.
Journal of virology - 1 Jul 2005
Apetrei Cristian, Kaur Amitinder, Lerche Nicholas W, Metzger Michael, Pandrea Ivona, Hardcastle Johnny, Falkenstein Shelley, Bohm Rudolf, Koehler Jeffrey, Traina-Dorge Vicki, Williams Tessa, Staprans Silvija, Plauche Gail, Veazey Ronald S, McClure Harold, Lackner Andrew A, Gormus Bobby, Robertson David L, Marx Preston A
Abstract excerpt
Retrospective molecular epidemiology was performed on samples from four sooty mangabey (SM) colonies in the United States to characterize simian immunodeficiency virus SIVsm diversity in SMs and to trace virus circulation among different primate centers (PCs) over the past 30 years. The following SIVsm sequences were collected from different monkeys: 55 SIVsm isolates from the Tulane PC sampled between 1984 and...
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