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New life sciences research reported from University of Ulm
Published in AIDS Weekly, August 3rd, 2009
According to recent research published in the journal Retrovirology, "SIVsmm is a simian immunodeficiency virus that persists efficiently without causing disease in naturally infected sooty mangabeys (SMs) but induces AIDS upon cross-species transmission to humans and macaques. Current phylogenetic data indicate that SIVsmm strains comprise a highly diverse group of viruses that can be subdivided into different lineages."
"Since only certain SIVsmm strains have successfully crossed the species barrier to humans and macaques, the question has been raised whether there are lineage specific differences in SIVsmm biology. In the present study we examined whether...
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Source: AIDS Weekly (2009-08-03)
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