A novel simian immunodeficiency virus isolated from a Schmidt's guenon (Cercopithecus ascanius schmidti).

نویسندگان

  • Ernst J Verschoor
  • Zahra Fagrouch
  • Ilja Bontjer
  • Henk Niphuis
  • Jonathan L Heeney
چکیده

A novel simian immunodeficiency virus (SIV) was characterized from a Schmidt's guenon (Cercopithecus ascanius schmidti), which was housed in a local zoo. The virus infection was detected during a routine serological screening for antibodies that were cross-reactive with SIVmac antigens. Infection with an immunodeficiency virus was confirmed using an INNO-LIA HIV Confirmation assay. Using DNA isolated from a blot clot, a 1895 nt partial pol sequence was amplified and sequenced. Phylogenetic analysis showed that this virus, designated SIVschm, shares a distant relationship with SIVgsn, isolated from greater spot-nosed monkeys, and is one of the most divergent SIVs identified to date.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • The Journal of general virology

دوره 85 Pt 1  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2004