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Discovery and full genome characterization of two highly divergent simian immunodeficiency viruses infecting black-and-white colobus monkeys (Colobus guereza) in Kibale National Park, Uganda.
Retrovirology - 21 Oct 2013
Lauck Michael, Switzer William M, Sibley Samuel D, Hyeroba David, Tumukunde Alex, Weny Geoffrey, Taylor Bill, Shankar Anupama, Ting Nelson, Chapman Colin A, Friedrich Thomas C, Goldberg Tony L, O'Connor David H
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: African non-human primates (NHPs) are natural hosts for simian immunodeficiency viruses (SIV), the zoonotic transmission of which led to the emergence of HIV-1 and HIV-2. However, our understanding of SIV diversity and evolution is limited by incomplete taxonomic and geographic sampling of NHPs, particularly in East Africa. In this study, we screened blood specimens from nine black-and-white colobus...
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