Structural and evolutionary analysis of an orangutan foamy virus.

نویسندگان

  • Ernst J Verschoor
  • Susan Langenhuijzen
  • Saskia van den Engel
  • Henk Niphuis
  • Kristin S Warren
  • Jonathan L Heeney
چکیده

The full-length proviral genome of a foamy virus infecting a Bornean orangutan was amplified, and its sequence was analyzed. Although the genome showed a clear resemblance to other published foamy virus genomes from apes and monkeys, phylogenetic analysis revealed that simian foamy virus SFVora was evolutionarily equidistant from foamy viruses from other hominoids and from those from Old World monkeys. This finding suggests an independent evolution within its host over a long period of time.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • Journal of virology

دوره 77 15  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2003