A new human immunodeficiency virus derived from gorillas.
We have identified a new human immunodeficiency virus in a Cameroonian woman. It is closely related to gorilla simian immunodeficiency virus (SIVgor) and shows no evidence of recombination with other HIV-1 lineages. This new virus seems to be the prototype of a new HIV-1 lineage that is distinct from HIV-1 groups M, N and O. We propose to designate it HIV-1 group P.
Plantier
Jean-Christophe
JC
Laboratoire Associé au Centre National de Référence du Virus de l'Immunodéficience Humaine, Equipe d'Accueil EA2656, Faculté de Médecine-Pharmacie, Université de Rouen, France. jean-christophe.plantier@univ-rouen.fr
Leoz
Marie
M
Dickerson
Jonathan E
JE
De Oliveira
Fabienne
F
Cordonnier
François
F
Lemée
Véronique
V
Damond
Florence
F
Robertson
David L
DL
Simon
François
F
D000818:Animals; D005260:Female; D006071:Gorilla gorilla / Q000821:virology*; D006678:HIV / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D010802:Phylogeny; D012367:RNA, Viral / Q000032:analysis / Q000235:genetics; D012689:Sequence Homology, Nucleic Acid
D012367:RNA, Viral