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Origin of the HIV-1 group O epidemic in western lowland gorillas.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America - 17 Mar 2015
D'arc Mirela, Ayouba Ahidjo, Esteban Amandine, Learn Gerald H, Boué Vanina, Liegeois Florian, Etienne Lucie, Tagg Nikki, Leendertz Fabian H, Boesch Christophe, Madinda Nadège F, Robbins Martha M, Gray Maryke, Cournil Amandine, Ooms Marcel, Letko Michael, Simon Viviana A, Sharp Paul M, Hahn Beatrice H, Delaporte Eric, Mpoudi Ngole Eitel, Peeters Martine
Abstract excerpt
HIV-1, the cause of AIDS, is composed of four phylogenetic lineages, groups M, N, O, and P, each of which resulted from an independent cross-species transmission event of simian immunodeficiency viruses (SIVs) infecting African apes. Although groups M and N have been traced to geographically distinct chimpanzee communities in southern Cameroon, the reservoirs of groups O and P remain unknown. Here, we screened...
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