SIVsm quasispecies adaptation to a new simian host.

Despite the potential for infectious agents harbored by other species to become emerging human pathogens, little is known about why some agents establish successful cross-species transmission, while others do not. The simian immunodeficiency viruses (SIVs), certain variants of which gave rise to the...

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Main Authors: Linda J Demma, John M Logsdon, Thomas H Vanderford, Mark B Feinberg, Silvija I Staprans
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2005-09-01
Series:PLoS Pathogens
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC1238738?pdf=render