Simian immunodeficiency virus (SIV) envelope quasispecies transmission and evolution in infant rhesus macaques after oral challenge with uncloned SIVmac251: increased diversity is associated with neutralizing antibodies and improved survival in previously immunized animals

Simian immunodeficiency virus (SIV) envelope quasispecies transmission and evolution in infant rhesus macaques after oral challenge with uncloned SIVmac251: increased diversity is associated with neutralizing antibodies and improved survival in previously immunized animals

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Oral infection of infant macaques with simian immunodeficiency virus (SIV) is a useful animal model to test interventions to reduce postnatal HIV transmission via breast-feeding. We previously demonstrated that immunization of infant...

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Main Authors: Earl Patricia, Montefiori David, Van Rompay Koen KA, Greenier Jennifer L, Moss Bernard, Marthas Marta L
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2005-02-01
Series:Virology Journal
Subjects:
pediatric
vaccine
HIV
HMA
Online Access:http://www.virologyj.com/content/2/1/11

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