Article
Simian immunodeficiency virus replicates to high levels in sooty mangabeys without inducing disease.
Journal of virology - 1 May 1998
Rey-Cuillé M A, Berthier J L, Bomsel-Demontoy M C, Chaduc Y, Montagnier L, Hovanessian A G, Chakrabarti L A
Abstract excerpt
A serologic survey of primates living in a French zoo allowed identification of three cases of infection with simian immunodeficiency virus in sooty mangabeys (Cercocebus atys) (SIVsm). Viral isolates, which were designated SIVsmFr66, SIVsmFr74, and SIVsmFr85, were obtained after short-term cultu...
Topics
- Amino Acid Sequence
- Animals
- Base Sequence
- Cercocebus atys
- DNA, Viral
- Female
- Genetic Variation
- In Situ Hybridization
- Male
- Molecular Sequence Data
- Monkey Diseases
- Mutation