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Could Phylogenetic Analysis Be Used for Feline Leukemia Virus (FeLV) Classification?
Viruses - 26 Jan 2022
Cano-Ortiz Lucía, Tochetto Caroline, Roehe Paulo Michel, Franco Ana Cláudia, Junqueira Dennis Maletich
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The surface envelope (SU) protein determines the cell tropism and consequently the pathogenesis of the feline leukemia virus (FeLV) in felids. Recombination of exogenous FeLV (exFeLV) with endogenous retroviruses (enFeLV) allows the emergence of more pathogenic variants. Currently, phenotypic testing through interference assays is the only method to distinguish among subgroups-namely, FeLV-A, -B, -C, -E, and -T....
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