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Deep sequencing of HIV-1 near full-length proviral genomes identifies high rates of BF1 recombinants including two novel circulating recombinant forms (CRF) 70_BF1 and a disseminating 71_BF1 among blood donors in Pernambuco, Brazil.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2014
Pessôa Rodrigo, Watanabe Jaqueline Tomoko, Calabria Paula, Felix Alvina Clara, Loureiro Paula, Sabino Ester C, Busch Michael P, Sanabani Sabri S
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: The findings of frequent circulation of HIV-1 subclade F1 viruses and the scarcity of BF1 recombinant viruses based on pol subgenomic fragment sequencing among blood donors in Pernambuco (PE), Northeast of Brazil, were reported recently. Here, we aimed to determine whether the classification of these strains (n = 26) extends to the whole genome sequences. METHODS: Five overlapping amplicons spanning...
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