Identification and characterization of highly divergent simian foamy viruses in a wide range of new world primates from Brazil.

Foamy viruses naturally infect a wide range of mammals, including Old World (OWP) and New World primates (NWP), which are collectively called simian foamy viruses (SFV). While NWP species in Central and South America are highly diverse, only SFV from captive marmoset, spider monkey, and squirrel mon...

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Main Authors: Cláudia P Muniz, Lian L Troncoso, Miguel A Moreira, Esmeralda A Soares, Alcides Pissinatti, Cibele R Bonvicino, Héctor N Seuánez, Bechan Sharma, Hongwei Jia, Anupama Shankar, William M Switzer, André F Santos, Marcelo A Soares
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3701081?pdf=render