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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
immunology and microbiology
A novel simian immunodeficieny virus from black mangabey (Lophocebus aterrimus) in the Democratic Republic of Congo
Journal of General Virology, Volume 86, No. 7, Year 2005
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In order to understand primate lentivirus evolution, characterization of additional simian immunodeficiency virus (SIV) strains is essential. Here, an SIV from a black mangabey (Lophocebus aterrimus) originating from the Democratic Republic of Congo was analysed phylogenetically. The monkey had cross-reactive antibodies against human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) and HIV-2. The viral pol region sequence was amplified by nested PCR and sequence analysis confirmed that it was related to known SIV sequences. This is the first report to characterize genetically an SIV from the monkey genus Lophocebus. Phylogenetic analysis of the pol region revealed that this novel SIV, designated SIVbkm, fell into the SIVsyk and SIVgsn virus group, containing viruses isolated from the genus Cercopithecus, and suggests that cross-species transmission has occurred between species of the genera Lophocebus and Cercopithecus. © 2005 SGM.
Authors & Co-Authors
Takemura, Taichiro
Japan, Kyoto
Kyoto University
Ekwalanga, Michel Balaka
Democratic Republic Congo, Gombe
National Institute of Biomedical Research
Bikandou, Blaise
Democratic Republic Congo
Cite Louis Pasteur-laboratoire National de Sante Publique
Ido, Eiji
Japan, Kyoto
Kyoto University
Yamaguchi-Kabata, Yumi
Japan, Tsukuba
National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology
Ohkura, Sadayuki
Japan, Kyoto
Kyoto University
Harada, Hirotada
Japan, Kyoto
Kyoto University
Takehisa, Jun
Japan, Kanazawa
Kanazawa University
Ichimura, Hiroshi
Japan, Kanazawa
Kanazawa University
Parra, Henri Joseph
Democratic Republic Congo
Cite Louis Pasteur-laboratoire National de Sante Publique
Nende, Monique
Unknown Affiliation
Mubwo, Eric
Unknown Affiliation
Sepole, Midingi
Unknown Affiliation
Hayami, Masanori
Japan, Kyoto
Kyoto University
Miura, Tomoyuki
Japan, Kyoto
Kyoto University
Statistics
Citations: 17
Authors: 15
Affiliations: 5
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1099/vir.0.80697-0
ISSN:
00221317
Research Areas
Infectious Diseases
Study Locations
Congo