Journal of Virology, February 2004, p. 2158-2163, Vol. 78, No. 4
0022-538X/04/$08.00+0 DOI: 10.1128/JVI.78.4.2158-2163.2004
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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.
* Corresponding author. Mailing address: Department of Veterinary Pathobiology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843-4467. Phone: (979) 845-1697. Fax: (979) 862-1088. E-mail: Ecollisson{at}cvm.tamu.edu.
Present address: Human Vaccine Institute, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27710.
Journal of Virology, February 2004, p. 2158-2163, Vol. 78, No. 4
0022-538X/04/$08.00+0 DOI: 10.1128/JVI.78.4.2158-2163.2004
Copyright © 2004, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.
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