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Evolution of puma lentivirus in bobcats (Lynx rufus) and mountain lions (Puma concolor) in North America.
Journal of virology - 1 Jul 2014
Lee Justin S, Bevins Sarah N, Serieys Laurel E K, Vickers Winston, Logan Ken A, Aldredge Mat, Boydston Erin E, Lyren Lisa M, McBride Roy, Roelke-Parker Melody, Pecon-Slattery Jill, Troyer Jennifer L, Riley Seth P, Boyce Walter M, Crooks Kevin R, VandeWoude Sue
Abstract excerpt
Mountain lions (Puma concolor) throughout North and South America are infected with puma lentivirus clade B (PLVB). A second, highly divergent lentiviral clade, PLVA, infects mountain lions in southern California and Florida. Bobcats (Lynx rufus) in these two geographic regions are also infected with PLVA, and to date, this is the only strain of lentivirus identified in bobcats. We sequenced full-length PLV...
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