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Genetic diversity and phylogeographic clustering of SIVcpzPtt in wild chimpanzees in Cameroon.
Virology - 10 Nov 2007
Van Heuverswyn Fran, Li Yingying, Bailes Elizabeth, Neel Cecile, Lafay Benedicte, Keele Brandon F, Shaw Katharina S, Takehisa Jun, Kraus Matthias H, Loul Severin, Butel Christelle, Liegeois Florian, Yangda Bienvenue, Sharp Paul M, Mpoudi-Ngole Eitel, Delaporte Eric, Hahn Beatrice H, Peeters Martine
Abstract excerpt
It is now well established that the clade of simian immunodeficiency viruses (SIVs) infecting west central African chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes troglodytes) and western gorillas (Gorilla gorilla gorilla) comprises the progenitors of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1). In this study, we have greatly expanded our previous molecular epidemiological survey of SIVcpz in wild chimpanzees in Cameroon. The new...
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