The phylogeography of orangutan foamy viruses supports the theory of ancient repopulation of Sumatra.
Phylogenetic analysis of foamy virus sequences obtained from Bornean and Sumatran orangutans showed a distinct clustering pattern. One subcluster was represented by both Bornean and Sumatran orangutan simian foamy viruses (SFV). Combined analysis of host mitochondrial DNA and SFV phylogeny provided evidence for the hypothesis of the repopulation of Sumatra by orangutans from Borneo.
Verschoor
Ernst J
EJ
Biomedical Primate Research Centre (BPRC), Department of Virology, P.O. Box 3306, 2280 GH Rijswijk, The Netherlands. verschoor@bprc.nl
Langenhuijzen
Susan
S
Bontjer
Ilja
I
Fagrouch
Zahra
Z
Niphuis
Henk
H
Warren
Kristin S
KS
Eulenberger
K
K
Heeney
Jonathan L
JL
D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000818:Animals; D001483:Base Sequence; D001893:Borneo; D007214:Indonesia; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D010802:Phylogeny; D011148:Pongo pygmaeus / Q000821:virology*; D016092:Spumavirus / Q000145:classification*