An EIAV field isolate reveals much higher levels of subtype variability than currently reported for the equine lentivirus family

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Equine infectious anemia virus (EIAV), a lentivirus that infects horses, has been utilized as an animal model for the study of HIV. Furthermore, the disease associated with the equine lentivirus poses a significant challenge to veter...

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Main Authors: Zhang Baoshan, Barnes Shannon, Craigo Jodi K, Cook Sheila J, Howe Laryssa, Issel Charles J, Montelaro Ronald C
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2009-10-01
Series:Retrovirology
Online Access:http://www.retrovirology.com/content/6/1/95