Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Transient compartmentalization of simian immunodeficiency virus variants in the breast milk of african green monkeys.
- Journal:
- Journal of virology
- Year:
- 2013
- Authors:
- Ho, Carrie et al.
- Affiliation:
- Human Vaccine Institute.
Abstract
Natural hosts of simian immunodeficiency virus (SIV), African green monkeys (AGMs), rarely transmit SIV via breast-feeding. In order to examine the genetic diversity of breast milk SIV variants in this limited-transmission setting, we performed phylogenetic analysis on envelope sequences of milk and plasma SIV variants of AGMs. Low-diversity milk virus populations were compartmentalized from that in plasma. However, this compartmentalization was transient, as the milk virus lineages did not persist longitudinally.
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