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A novel simian retrovirus subtype discovered in cynomolgus monkeys (Macaca fascicularis)

  • Chih Ling Zao*
  • , Lisa Tomanek
  • , Anthony Cooke
  • , Ron Berger
  • , Lingyan Yang
  • , Chen Xie
  • , Si Chen
  • , Changjun Shi
  • , Rong Rong
  • *Corresponding author for this work
    • VRL-San Antonio
    • VRL-China
    • Xi'an Jiaotong-Liverpool University

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    Abstract

    A new simian retrovirus (SRV) subtype was discovered in China and the USA from Cambodianorigin cynomolgus monkeys. Histopathological examination from necropsied animals showed multifocal lymphoplasmacystic and histocytic inflammation. The complete genome sequences demonstrated that the US virus isolates were nearly identical (99.91–99.93%) and differed only slightly (99.13–99.16% identical) from the China isolate. Phylogenetic analysis showed that the new virus isolates formed a distinct branch of SRV-1 through -7, and therefore were named this subtype, SRV-8. This SRV-8 variant was also phylogenetically and serologically more closely related to SRV-4 than any other SRV subtype.

    Original languageEnglish
    Article number000601
    Pages (from-to)3017-3023
    Number of pages7
    JournalJournal of General Virology
    Volume97
    Issue number11
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - Nov 2016

    Keywords

    • Complete genome sequence
    • Cynomolgus macaque
    • Phylogeny
    • Simian retrovirus 8
    • Simian retrovirus type D

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