Relative replication capacity of phenotypic SIV variants during primary infections differs with route of inoculation

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Previous studies of human and simian immunodeficiency virus (HIV and SIV) have demonstrated that adaptive mutations selected during the course of infection alter viral replicative fitness, persistence, and pathogenicity. What is uncl...

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Main Authors: Allan Jonathan S, Wilson Brenda K, Yu Kimata Monica T, White Robert, Biesinger Tasha, Kimata Jason T
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2010-10-01
Series:Retrovirology
Online Access:http://www.retrovirology.com/content/7/1/88