Phylogenetic Analysis of SIV and STLV Type I in Mandrills ( <i>Mandrillus sphinx</i> ): Indications That Intracolony Transmissions Are Predominantly the Result of Male-to-Male Aggressive Contacts

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Natural SIVmnd and STLVmnd infections of mandrills in a colony at the Centre International de Recherches Médicales de Franceville (CIRMF) in Gabon were investigated by genetic analysis to determine the extent of intracolony transmission. SIVmnd pol sequence analysis indicates that the six strains present in the colony belong to the SIVmnd lentivirus subgroup previously defined according to the only available...

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