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Phylogenetic Analyses of Texas Isolates Indicate an Evolving Subtype of the Clade B Feline Immunodeficiency Viruses

Eric A. Weaver,^1, Ellen W. Collisson,^1* Margaret Slater,² and Guan Zhu¹

Department of Veterinary Pathobiology,¹ Department of Public Health and Anatomy, College of Veterinary Medicine, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas 77843²

Received 1 August 2003/ Accepted 3 November 2003

Rigorous phylogenetic analyses were used to compare the nucleotide sequences of feline immunodeficiency virus strains isolated from Texas and throughout the world. The envelope V3-V4 sequences and capsid gene of the Texas isolates formed a cluster between subtypes B and E. Statistical comparisons with other published sequences confirmed that the Texas group is a unique cluster, possibly a new subtype, arising from subtype B.

Present address: Human Vaccine Institute, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27710.

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