Molecular Analysis of the Complete Genome of a Simian Foamy Virus Infecting <i>Hylobates pileatus</i> (pileated gibbon) Reveals Ancient Co-Evolution with Lesser Apes

Molecular Analysis of the Complete Genome of a Simian Foamy Virus Infecting <i>Hylobates pileatus</i> (pileated gibbon) Reveals Ancient Co-Evolution with Lesser Apes

Foamy viruses (FVs) are complex retroviruses present in many mammals, including nonhuman primates, where they are called simian foamy viruses (SFVs). SFVs can zoonotically infect humans, but very few complete SFV genomes are available, hampering the design of diagnostic assays. Gibbons are lesser ap...

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Main Authors: Anupama Shankar, Samuel D. Sibley, Tony L. Goldberg, William M. Switzer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2019-07-01
Series:Viruses
Subjects:
simian foamy virus
gibbon
lesser apes
co-evolution
complete viral genome
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4915/11/7/605

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