title: Genetic diversity of Argentine isolates of feline immunodeficiency virus.
abstract: We report the nucleotide sequence and genetic diversity of part of the envelope (env) gene of four strains of feline immunodeficiency virus (FIV) isolated from Argentine domestic cats. The DNA encoding the V3 to V5 regions of the env gene of the FIV isolates were amplified by PCR, cloned and sequenced. Phylogenetic analysis revealed that the Argentine isolates did not cluster into a single group; one isolate clustered with subtype B FIV isolated in the USA and Japan, whereas the others formed a new cluster of FIV which might represent a prototype sequence for subtype E.
authors.affiliation: Department of Veterinary Microbiology, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Tokyo, Japan.
authors.forename: M R
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Pecoraro
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Tomonaga
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Miyazawa
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Kawaguchi
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sugita
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Tohya
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Kai
authors.forename: M E
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Etcheverrigaray
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Mikami
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000818:Animals; D001118:Argentina; D001483:Base Sequence; D002415:Cats; D015752:Genes, env; D014644:Genetic Variation; D016089:Immunodeficiency Virus, Feline / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D010802:Phylogeny; D017386:Sequence Homology, Amino Acid